ABSTRACT The archaeology of food has great potential for developing a more inclusive approach to the investigation of past African society and interaction beyond a traditional emphasis on the lifestyles and activities of social elites. Using the Middle Nile Valley as an example, the concept of archaeological ‘culinary traditions’ is employed as a framework for exploring interaction both within the kingdom of Kush and with neighbouring communities. A survey of Kushite kitchen contexts and the material culture of food preparation, cooking and consumption establishes the cuisine of Kush as part of broader Sub-Saharan traditions and highlights inter-regional connections across north-central and northeastern Africa during the Early Iron Age.

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烹饪互动：非洲铁器时代初期的美食之路

摘要食品考古学具有巨大的潜力，可以发展一种更具包容性的方法来调查过去的非洲社会，以及超越传统上对社会精英生活方式和活动的重视而进行的互动。以尼罗河中谷为例，考古学的“烹饪传统”概念被用作探索库什王国内部以及与邻近社区互动的框架。对库什特人厨房环境以及食物制备，烹饪和消费的物质文化的一项调查将库什人的美食确立为撒哈拉以南非洲传统的一部分，并强调了铁器时代早期整个中北部和东北非洲的区域间联系。