Alcoholic beverages played an essential role in rituals in ancient societies. Here we report
the first evidence for beer drinking in the context of burial ritual in early Holocene southern …

We subjected human paleofeces dating from the Bronze Age to the Baroque period (18 th
century AD) to in-depth microscopic, metagenomic, and proteomic analyses. The paleofeces …

An integrated approach using contextual, use-wear, scientific and experimental methods
was used to analyze the role of stone troughs of up to 165 l capacity at the Early Neolithic …

In archaeological contexts, identifying processes of beer production and consumption has
contributed to our understanding of agriculture, labor mobilization, economic surplus …

Beer was a staple food, but also served a variety of social functions in the political economy
of Ancient Egypt. Recent excavations at Hierakonpolis, a major site of Egypt's Pre-and Early …

The analysis of starch grains from food-related archaeological artefacts and human dental
calculus has provided evidence for the consumption of plant resources worldwide. Recently …

The function of pestles at Göbekli Tepe can only partly be elucidated. Netherstones that
have been used with pestles show traces of cereal, legume and probably dried meat …

ALDH2 is a key enzyme in alcohol metabolism that protects cells from acetaldehyde toxicity.
Using iHS, iSAFE and F ST statistics, we identified regulatory acting variants affecting …

This paper assesses a series of experimentally generated cereal fragments with the aim to
develop criteria for interpreting archaeological remains of ground cereals. Modern grain of …

This paper explores the evidence for beer production, consumption, and ritual use at
Kirikongo (100–1650 CE), a well-preserved archaeological site located in Mouhoun …