The Origin of Beer Brewing: The Earliest Brewery Discovered

Archaeologists excavating an ancient burial site in Israel found traces of wheat and barley-based alcohol that date back 13,000 years, disproving the previous belief that beer brewing began 5,000 years ago. This discovery suggests that humans developed the ability to metabolize alcohol much earlier than previously thought, potentially even before the emergence of modern humans. Some anthropologists believe that the desire to brew alcohol may have even driven the invention of agriculture.