"Archaeologists believe beer drinking was an important part of society from the Neolithic onwards and may have even been the main reason that people began to cultivate grain in the first place. ... 'But it's extremely rare to find the remains of production preserved from thousands of years ago so we're very excited."Archaeologists in western Cyprus are shedding light on ancient boozing after the discovery of a "microbrewery" dating to the Bronze Age, about 3,500 years ago.
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...a recipe is included.