One of the world's foremost scholars of evolution tackles one of its essential mysteries: why
we believe. Our species diverged from the great apes six to eight million years ago. Since …

Alcoholic beverages played an essential role in rituals in ancient societies. Here we report
the first evidence for beer drinking in the context of burial ritual in early Holocene southern …

An" entertaining and enlightening" deep dive into the alcohol-soaked origins of civilization—
and the evolutionary roots of humanity's appetite for intoxication (Daniel E. Lieberman …

Many early states were deeply invested in alcoholic beverages. In focusing on the political
instrumentality of these beverages, however, archaeologists have often lost sight of what …

Networking during the early stages of the Levantine Neolithic appears to have been
encouraged by increasing demands for exotics, ie non-local commodities. The actual …

Humans and alcohol share a deep evolutionary history: our capacity to convert alcohol into
useable sugars is a trait we share with the African great apes (gorillas and chimpanzees) …

This chapter offers a critical review of previous work on the archaeological chemistry of beer
and considers promising avenues for future investigation. After providing an overview of …

Beer is not only a favourite drink for many archaeologists, but is increasingly the subject of
their research. Brewing and beer consumption have played a significant role in prehistoric …

This special issue brings together recently developed theories and methodologies for
understanding alcoholic beverages in the ancient world. While alcohol has continued to be …

Recent fieldwork at Pre-Pottery Neolithic (PPN) Göbeklitepe has revealed a life-size
limestone statue of a wild boar in Special Building D, which, alongside discoveries from …