Unlocking
THE ANCIENT RECIPES
NEWS
Discovering Ancient Food
at Stanford University...
Our
Themes
Our lab explores many aspects of foodways in ancient societies worldwide, with a focus on China.
Transitioning from foraging to agriculture under microscopes
China is one of the few centers in the world where plant domestication evolved independently, but its developmental trajectory is not sufficiently understood.
The Quest for Alcohol
in Ancient World
Fermented and alcoholic beverages played a pivotal role in feastings and social events in past agricultural and urban societies across the globe, but the origins of the sophisticated relevant technologies remain elusive.
Subsistence strategies and development of social complexity
Subsistence strategies are the essence of a political-economic system, and may predict other forms of behavior, such as population size, division of labor, and social structure.
TIMELINE
ASL Current Projects
INNER MONGOLIA
PROJECT
SHIMAO
PROJECT
XIPO
PROJECT
EGYPTIAN POTS
PROJECT
YELLOW RIVER
PROJECT
SICHUAN
PROJECT
ALCOHOL IN
HOLY LAND
COPAN
PROJECT
1,046-711 B.C.
ZHOUYUAN
PROJECT
YINXU
PROJECT
1,300-1,046 B.C.
SHANGSHAN PROJECT
Archaeological Science Lab
OUR PROJECTS IN
THE NEWS
STANFORD
NEWS
"An ancient thirst for beer may have inspired agriculture, Stanford archaeologists say"
Our Group
We are a team of archaeologists from Stanford University discovering ancient food cultures around the world.
STANFORD ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER
DEPARTMENT OF EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
Collaborative Institutions
Inner Mongolia Institute of Cultural Relics and
Archaeology
Ulanqab Museum
