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9,000 Year Beer in China
  • In southern China, in a necropolis near the city of Qiaotou, researchers at Dartmouth University (New Hampshire, USA) have analyzed and published the results in Plos One magazine.
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(Argazkia: Jiajing Wang)
(Argazkia: Jiajing Wang)

Thanks to the microfossils of the murals and the footprints of the fungi, they have come to the conclusion that the cereals fermented about 9,000 years ago and therefore had beer. Experts believe that beer consumption was related to ritual funerals.

In addition, packaging is one of the oldest painted ceramic pieces found so far.