Wild Parties in Prehistoric Greece
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.28422Keywords:
ancient greece, feasting, ArchaeologyAbstract
The article summarizes for lay readers some archaelogical finds at the Greek site of Makrygialos (inhabited from about 5300 to 4950 bc) which indicated feasting on a scale not commensurate with the size of the settlement and discusses other archaeological research about Mycenaen feasting.
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