Agricultural origins and dispersals are subjects of fundamental importance to archaeology
as well as many other scholarly disciplines. These investigations are world-wide in scope …

Highlights•Next-generation sequencing approaches revealed novel species in pulque
production.•Yeasts reported in mead, contrapunta, and pulque are more abundant than …

People have harnessed beneficial microbes to preserve, protect, and improve food for
thousands of years. However, the significance and techniques of food fermentation are …

Maize beer, or chicha de maiz, has held an important political, social, and ritual role within
Andean society for thousands of years. However, definitive identification of maize beer …

When two tribes of ancient people met for the first time, they were inevitably just as amazed,
as much as they were interested in each other. Probably, the two groups were curious about …

This special issue brings together recently developed theories and methodologies for
understanding alcoholic beverages in the ancient world. While alcohol has continued to be …

In this paper I present the results of a fermentation experiment in which alcohol is produced
by combining honey, water and moerwortel (Glia prolifera). The procedure and combination …

Macrofungi represent a rich source of compounds and novel products. Besides their nutritive
value and rich taste, lately the functional characteristics are in the research focus. Meat …

The Tiwanaku civilization (around AD 500–1100) originated in the Bolivian altiplano of the
south-central Andes and established agrarian colonies (AD 600–1100) in the Peruvian …

Feasting was an important aspect of the domination strategy designed by the Inca Empire in
the provinces. Hospitality banquets were the setting for negotiations between Cuzco and the …