Reposted by Drinking Studies Network (DSN)
Raqefet Cave in Israel was a sacred burial site for the hunter-gatherer culture known as the 'Natufians' around 13,000 years ago.
More recently, we've also discovered here the earliest evidence of BEER BREWING from grains.
Even more remarkable because these people HADN'T INVENTED AGRICULTURE YET.
smithsonianmag.com
Traces of 13,000-Year-Old Beer Found in Israel
According to the authors of a new study, the discovery marks the earliest-known evidence of beer production among ancient peoples
