Beer Lubricated the Rise of Civilization, Study Suggests

LiveScience ^ | November 08, 2010 | Charles Q. Choi

[Hotlanta Mike]

Could beer have helped lead to the rise of civilization? It's a possibility, some archaeologists say.

Their argument is that Stone Age farmers were domesticating cereals not so much to fill their stomachs but to lighten their heads, by turning the grains into beer. That has been their take for more than 50 years, and now one archaeologist says the evidence is getting stronger.

[mirkwood]

[I Buried My Guns]

"Beer Lubricated the Rise of Civilization, Study Suggests" It has certainly paved the way for my descent!

[bkepley]

Must of sucked though, not having any hops.

[Little Ray]

Beer didn’t “lubricate” the rise of civilization - it is the REASON for civilization.
The need for more grain to make beer, not to mention the difficulty of porting vats of fermenting mash, is the reason man stopped his nomadic existence and settled down.

That’s my story, and I’m stickin’ to it.

And I don’t even like beer.

[alarm rider]

Beer and wine are food, liquor is medicine.

[The Comedian]

Behold, for I am Frictionless.

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[Hotlanta Mike]

awesome graphic

[SunkenCiv]

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[null and void]

Remember our own American Founding Statesman:

“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”-Benjamin Franklin

And the corollary:

"Sharia law is proof that allah hates us and wants us to be miserable" -null and void

[wildbill]

The invention of beer is the first indication that Man could use tools, implements and intelligence to develop a more sophisticated food group than simple gathering of wild seed, tubers and fruits.

It is the beginning of civilization’s turn to specialized tasks of employment—always excluding prostitution of course which didn’t require the use of tools or implements.

[GeronL]

Me too, but they don’t go back nearly as early as this one.

[GSP.FAN]

Well i know it was invented to stop us Irish from taking over the world but it does explain the backwards of muslims who are not allowed to drink....

[ForGod'sSake]

I think I see the pint, er, point: Since beer viscosity is about .10W-10, it takes significant quantities repeatedly applied to properly perform the intended function — whatever that is, HIC...

[bert]

Water kills

Beer does not

[SunkenCiv]

No tools or implements, else expect to pay a little more...

[SunkenCiv]

I hope there are some more stories about this on tap.

[SunkenCiv]

;’)

[SunkenCiv]

Ale take your word for it, maybe we’ll discuss it lager.

[Redcitizen]

Yeah let’s let it ferment a little more.

[knews_hound]

In these chicken and egg discussions, I defer to experts.

Pinging the homebrewers for their usual insightful and tipsy comments.




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