Domestic and communal cooking at the dawn of urbanization in greater Mesopotamia and the specialization of bread production
Abstract - In Greater Mesopotamian societies, the ruling elites rooted their power on rural communities mainly through the control on raw material, among which staple food was one of the most important goods. Accumulation and redistribution of food, in ceremonial and administrative contexts, were basic factors for this process, which led to early state formation, and were essential political, social and economic instruments in the hands of the elites.