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The earliest biomolecular archaeological and archaeobotanical evidence for grape wine and viniculture from the Near East, ca. 6,000–5,800 BC during the early Neolithic Period, was obtained by applying state-of-the-art archaeological, archaeobotanical, climatic, and chemical methods to newly excavated materials from two sites in Georgia in the South Caucasus. Continue reading “Wine production in the Early Neolithic South Caucasus”
In this post we present extracts from official publications on the exciting findings from the Ohalo II site in Israel. Evidence shows that cultivation had already begun in the Near East before 23,000 years. Important note: Cultivation does not mean domestication neither agriculture. Up to date evidence suggests that these came much later in Time. Continue reading “Ohalo II site, Israel; Cultivation and Proto-Weeds in Galilee 23,000 years Ago”
In this post we present information on Franchthi cave, Argolis, Greece, extracted from three official publications. Continue reading “Franchthi cave, Greece; indications of acculturation rather than outright colonization by Neolithic farming groups migrating from the Near East”
Archaeologists at Lund University in Sweden have found carbonised germinated grains showing that malt was produced for beer brewing as early as the Iron Age in the Nordic region (500 BC–AD 1000). The findings made in Uppåkra in southern Sweden indicate a large-scale production of beer, possibly for feasting and trade. Continue reading “Beer brewing in Sweden; as early as the Nordic Iron Age (500 BC–AD 1000), study finds”
The analysis of residues collected from ceramics at the site of Dikili Tash (Kavala, Eastern Macedonia, Greece) suggests that wine was made in Europe as early as the 5th millennium B.C. Continue reading “Dikili Tash, Greece; the earliest winemaking in Europe (5th millennium B.C.)”
In this article we present a summary on the exciting discovery of beer brewing in Bronze Age Greece. Continue reading “Beer brewing in Bronze Age Greece”
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