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Ancient Wine
The Search for the Origins of Viniculture
Book • 2003
This book is the first comprehensive and up-to-date account of the earliest stages of vinicultural history and prehistory, extending back into the Neolithic period and beyond.
It draws on recent archaeological discoveries, molecular and DNA analysis, and the texts and art of ancient peoples to explore the domestication of the Eurasian grapevine and the spread of viniculture across various cultures, including Egyptian, Iranian, Israelite, and Greek societies.
The book highlights wine's role in ancient civilizations as a medicine, social lubricant, mind-altering substance, and highly valued commodity, and discusses its impact on the development of civilization itself.
It draws on recent archaeological discoveries, molecular and DNA analysis, and the texts and art of ancient peoples to explore the domestication of the Eurasian grapevine and the spread of viniculture across various cultures, including Egyptian, Iranian, Israelite, and Greek societies.
The book highlights wine's role in ancient civilizations as a medicine, social lubricant, mind-altering substance, and highly valued commodity, and discusses its impact on the development of civilization itself.
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