I encountered this "Old Web" site (established in 1999) for the first time today. It brought me an overwhelming feeling of nostalgia for the passion-project Web 1.0 sites which were treasure...
I encountered this "Old Web" site (established in 1999) for the first time today. It brought me an overwhelming feeling of nostalgia for the passion-project Web 1.0 sites which were treasure troves of information. Not always well-presented, often marginally accurate or full of gaps that an academic or expert would itch to fill in. "The Food Timeline" is best-of-class though, originally created by the research librarian Lynne Olver and now maintained as part of Virginia Tech's university collections. It's immensely satisfying and informative for the casual reader.
"The Food Timeline" draws from a huge range of sources, any one of which I'd be interested to sit down and read. As a accessible compilation of the broad range of human discoveries and technologies for food cultivation and preparation (including historical recipes), I don't think there's any better online equivalent.
Note that the timeline of events in "The Food Timeline" probably needs some updating with current genomics and lidar settlement mapping data.
I encountered this "Old Web" site (established in 1999) for the first time today. It brought me an overwhelming feeling of nostalgia for the passion-project Web 1.0 sites which were treasure troves of information. Not always well-presented, often marginally accurate or full of gaps that an academic or expert would itch to fill in. "The Food Timeline" is best-of-class though, originally created by the research librarian Lynne Olver and now maintained as part of Virginia Tech's university collections. It's immensely satisfying and informative for the casual reader.
"The Food Timeline" draws from a huge range of sources, any one of which I'd be interested to sit down and read. As a accessible compilation of the broad range of human discoveries and technologies for food cultivation and preparation (including historical recipes), I don't think there's any better online equivalent.
Note that the timeline of events in "The Food Timeline" probably needs some updating with current genomics and lidar settlement mapping data.
Enjoy!