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Eating is a cultural universal. We eat to survive. But food is not just nutrition or deliciousness, it is history and culture. In this presentation, Dr. Jodi A. Barnes will talk about the archaeological research in Georgetown County and what it tells us about past foodways. From plant remains to animal bones and from stoneware storage jars to colonoware cooking pots, archaeological research provides information not only about what people ate, but also how they stored, prepared, or consumed foods beginning 8,000 years ago to the turn of the 20th century.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Jodi A. Barnes is a Heritage Trust Archaeologist with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, who strives to learn about the past and share that knowledge with the public. She received her Ph.D. in Anthropology from American University in Washington, DC and her Graduate Certificate in Women and Gender Studies and B.A. in Anthropology from the University of South Carolina. Her current research ranges from the archeology of a Gullah Geechee fishing village to the impacts of climate change on cultural heritage sites in Georgetown County. She is the editor of The Materiality of Freedom (2011) and she has published numerous articles in journals such as American Anthropologist and Historical Archaeology.