Archaeologists unearthed the remains of a Roman oven during excavations at Field 44 in Bedfordshire, at a dig taking place near the Black Cat roundabout
Posted on 04/05/2022 6:41:05 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The remains of a Roman malting oven and charred spelt grains were found during digging in Bedfordshire, as part of the proposed work on the A428 between the Black Cat roundabout and Caxton Gibbet.
Experts have analysed the grains and said they suggested people who lived there were involved in making beer...
During the dig, the team from the Museum of London Archaeology (Mola) and the Cambridge Archaeological Unit discovered the remains of a farmstead that they believed was in use from the Middle Iron Age to the late Roman period.
The Iron Age in Britain ran from about 800BC until the period of Roman rule, which ran from AD43 until about AD410.
They said archaeobotanists, who specialise in the study of past human-plant interactions, had since identified that the charred spelt grains were left to germinate before being dried in a kiln...
Project science advisor Rachel Ballantyne said: "It is possible only malt was being produced here, which was then taken to be brewed elsewhere.
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Was it Budweiser?
Watched a good video called, How Beer Saved the World.
I wish they could find the yeasts from old Roman and Egyptian beers. Would be interesting to actually reproduce the brews.
Yes. I know they’ve reproduced the recipes, but without the actual yeasts, it’s basically building a kit car rather than the real deal.
Excellent movie that one.
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Beer: the cornerstone of civilization.
:^)
(btw, the Greeks drank beer, in fact, they are known to have mixed beer, mead, and retsina wine, then come to in ships on the way to Troy and such)Beer in Ancient Rome | June 3, 2022 | toldinstone
For most Romans, nightlife consisted of drinking and gambling in the local tavern. But for members of the elite, it could be an epic progress from mansion to mansion and party to party, sometimes with a few dive bars between.Bars and Nightlife in Ancient Rome | May 6, 2022 | toldinstone
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