a month agoThe oldest beer workshop discovered some 13 thousand years before Christ
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Some archaeologists have discovered in Israel what may be described as the oldest alcohol workshop in the world, in concrete cases a drink close to the taste of beer, thought to have been served during ceremonies some 13,000 years ago. The center is located in Rachefet Cave south of Haifa that [...]
The center is located in the Racefet Cave in southern Haifa, which served as a cemetery for the inhabitants of the natufian (12,500 ʹ000 BC).
If we are not mistaken, we are in the face of older evidence of the production of alcohol that was more like soup - thick than alcohol.
The brewed beer was different from what we consume today but with a much smaller alcohol rate.
Three small pits of a depth of about 40 to 60 inches [40 to 60 cm] have been discovered, pierced in the same rock surface of the cave.
Two locations carved into pots served to preserve grain - the third to fermented - suggest recently published study.
The location where these hollows are located testifies that the production of drinks is evidently associated with ceremonies or other forms of social activity, says Danny Nadel.
According to the article, published by some researchers from Stanford University, these innovations date back to several millenniums earlier than the beginning of the Middle East grain artisanal culture.
The Natuphians are the link between Paleolite and Neolite and the transition from the way hunters live to that of farmers stationed in the eastern Mediterranean.
