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Do We Really Have Beer to Thank for the First Writing and Cities?

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Apr 22, 2025
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Origins of Beer Brewing

  • Beer probably wasn't the first adult beverage; wine likely came first due to easier sugar fermentation.
  • Three discovered methods for converting grain starches to fermentable sugars include malting, saliva, and mold techniques.
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Beer vs Bread Debate

  • The ``beer versus bread'' debate asks if farming began for brewing or baking.
  • Evidence at Gobekli Tepe suggests grain domestication was for feasting, supporting beer and bread both mattered.
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Writing and Beer Documentation

  • Writing was invented in Mesopotamia mainly for economic and administrative purposes.
  • Early texts heavily documented beer, showing its importance at civilization's dawn.
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