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Humans have been drinking beer for 11,500 years
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| Dietrich, Oliver, et al
Posted on 01/01/2013 10:38:04 AM PST by Renfield
(Abstract of article only):
The role of cult and feasting in the emergence of Neolithic communities. New evidence from Göbekli Tepe, south-eastern Turkey |
1Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Orient-Abteilung, Podbielskiallee 69–71, D-14195 Berlin, Germany (Email: odi@orient.dainst.de; jn@orient.dainst.de; kls@orient.dainst.de), 2Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, NO-1432 Aas, Norway (Email: manfred.heun@umb.no), and 3Technische Universität München, Wissenschaftszentrum Weihenstephan, Weihenstephaner Steig 20, D-85354 Freising, Germany (Email: Martin.Zarnkow@wzw.tum.de) *Author for correspondence
Göbekli Tepe is one of the most important archaeological discoveries of modern times, pushing back the origins of monumentality beyond the emergence of agriculture. We are pleased to present a summary of work in progress by the excavators of this remarkable site and their latest thoughts about its role and meaning. At the dawn of the Neolithic, hunter-gatherers congregating at Göbekli Tepe created social and ideological cohesion through the carving of decorated pillars, dancing, feasting—and, almost certainly, the drinking of beer made from fermented wild crops.
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TOPICS: Agriculture; Food; History
KEYWORDS: anatolia; archaeology; beer; gobeklitepe; godsgravesglyphs; sanliurfa; turkey; zymurgy
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Gobleki Tepe is dated to about 11,500 years ago.
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posted on
01/01/2013 10:38:12 AM PST
by
Renfield
To: SunkenCiv; Red_Devil 232
Ping.
And oops, sorry, that age figure should have been 11,000 years, not 11,500 years.
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posted on
01/01/2013 10:41:08 AM PST
by
Renfield
(Turning apples into venison since 1999!)
To: Renfield
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posted on
01/01/2013 10:42:43 AM PST
by
Hieronymus
( (It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged. --G.K. Chesterton))
To: SunkenCiv; Red_Devil 232
The abstract doesn’t include this, but in the full article there is mention of a brewing trough that the archaeologists reckon could have held up to 400 gallons of beer. Maybe Gobekli Tepe was just a big party spot. (I found that bit about the beer trough quoted in another article referencing the scientific paper.)
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posted on
01/01/2013 10:44:02 AM PST
by
Renfield
(Turning apples into venison since 1999!)
To: Renfield
Here is the proof:
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posted on
01/01/2013 10:45:57 AM PST
by
Lockbar
(Quality Factory Loaded Ammunition-----The New Gold)
To: Renfield
So cave men had beer guts, who'd figure that?
"hold muh beer..."
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posted on
01/01/2013 10:46:37 AM PST
by
central_va
( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: Renfield; quantim; spinestein; 5Madman2; DTogo; Horatio Gates; Ribeye; decal; B Knotts; doodad; ...
Gotta ping the homebrewers list to the article.
And a little YouTube video for those who who might be interested. How Beer Saved The World!
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posted on
01/01/2013 10:46:39 AM PST
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: Renfield
Humans have been drinking beer for 11,500 yearsSounds like an alcoholic to me.
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posted on
01/01/2013 10:48:38 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
(LAZ'S LAW: As an argument with liberals goes on, the probability of being called racist approaches 1)
To: Renfield
A 400-gallon beer trough. Man, I gotta get one of those for the rumpus room. BTT.
To: Lockbar
Man... I remember opening cans with an opener like that. I was a kid and they were coke cans... but I hadn’t thought about that in years. Big hole to drink out of.. and smaller one for air. Wow...
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posted on
01/01/2013 10:49:11 AM PST
by
kjam22
(my newest music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7gNI9bWO3s)
To: Renfield
Looks like I’ve got a lot of catching up to do :)
To: Renfield
And oops, sorry, that age figure should have been 11,000 years, not 11,500 yearsYou drink that much beer and you're bound to lose track of time!
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posted on
01/01/2013 10:52:05 AM PST
by
Redcloak
(Winter is coming.)
To: kjam22
When I was a kid, practically every used car you bought came with a churchkey in the glove compartment, for the convenience of the new owner.
To: Renfield
Which means guys have been doing stupid and dangerous stunts for 11,499 years. :)
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posted on
01/01/2013 10:52:22 AM PST
by
ZirconEncrustedTweezers
(Some cultures are destined to remain stupid and we need to quit trying to uplift them.)
To: Renfield
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posted on
01/01/2013 10:55:32 AM PST
by
reagan_fanatic
(You are not now, and will never be my President, Mr. Obama.)
To: Renfield
“. . . that age figure should have been 11,000 years . . .”
11,000 years. Never gets old, does it?
To: Renfield; martin_fierro; Charles Henrickson
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posted on
01/01/2013 11:00:41 AM PST
by
mikrofon
(Im Himmel gibt es kein Bier...)
To: Renfield
...and women have been complaining about men drinking beer for just as long....
To: ATLDiver
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posted on
01/01/2013 11:05:45 AM PST
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: kjam22
Man... I remember opening cans with an opener like that. I was a kid and they were coke cans... but I hadnt thought about that in years. Big hole to drink out of.. and smaller one for air. Wow...I remember being allowed to open a steel can with a church key all by myself (and doing it right) it as something of a rite of passage.
Mr. niteowl77
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posted on
01/01/2013 11:13:37 AM PST
by
niteowl77
(Oh, crap.)
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