Painted pottery vessels for serving drinks and food. Image by Jiajing Wang
Posted on 09/09/2021 9:31:23 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Alcoholic beverages have long been known to serve an important socio-cultural function in ancient societies, including at ritual feasts. A new study finds evidence of beer drinking 9,000 years ago in southern China, which was likely part of a ritual to honor the dead. The findings are based on an analysis of ancient pots found at a burial site at Qiaotou, making the site among the oldest in the world for early beer drinking...
The ancient pots were discovered in a platform mound (80 m x 50 m wide, with an elevation of 3 m above ground level), which was surrounded by a human-made ditch (10-15 m wide and 1.5-2 m deep), based on ongoing excavations at Qiaotou. No residential structures were found at the site. The mound contained two human skeletons and multiple pottery pits with high-quality pottery vessels, many of which were complete vessels. The pottery was painted with white slip and some of the vessels were decorated with abstract designs. As the study reports, these artifacts are probably some of “the earliest known painted pottery in the world.” No pottery of this kind has been found at any other sites dating to this time period.
The research team analyzed different types of pottery found at Qiaotou, which were of varying sizes. Some of the pottery vessels were relatively small and similar in size to drinking vessels used today, and to those found in other parts of the world. Each of the pots could basically be held in one hand like a cup unlike storage vessels, which are much larger in size. Seven of the 20 vessels, which were part of their analysis, appeared to be long-necked Hu pots, which were used to drink alcohol in the later historical periods.
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Painted pottery vessels for serving drinks and food. Image by Jiajing Wang
The argument is that early civilizations created beer.
It’s the other way around: Beer created civilization.
CC
Without hops is it beer?
“It’s the other way around: Beer created civilization.”
Yep.
That’s the way I see it.
What “great power nation” through out history, didn’t have a good or great beer?
Answer: “Not very many.”😀
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Beer is one of the oldest[1][2][3] and most widely consumed[4] alcoholic drinks in the world, and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea.[5] It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches, mainly derived from cereal grains—most commonly from malted barley, though wheat, maize (corn), rice, and oats are also used.
I think they used other agents to make it bitter but who knows? Hops began widespread use in the 9th century AD.
“Without hops is it beer?”
Maybe or maybe not. Would be my answer.
“Your question is waiting for an argument”
I guess the only way to find out is try it. I will let you know what my research reveals.
It was without hops for the first 9000 years. Hops started being added to beer about 1100 A.D. before that the most common additive was a mixture of spices called gruit.
CC
” God is great, beer is good, and people are crazy”
Beer is proof that God Loves us and wants us to be happy.
Ben Franklin
Mom always taught me that alcohol was my enemy.
Jesus taught me to Love my enemies.
Problem solved.
I bet that they had Chinese takeout 9,000 years ago, too!
It’s better, not bitter!...................
Beer: One of God’s greatest gifts to mankind.
LOL!
They did, but since that time they've been hungry again 315,569,088 times.
I’m sure beer antedates sailing the open sea, drunken ideas are often quite daring, and as the hangover hits and the boat bobs, everyone would be too busy loosin’ it over the side to turn the boat around.
99 pots of beer on the wall
99 pots of beer
Take one down and pass it around
And they’ll find 98 pots of beer on the wall…..9000 years later.
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