A 2004 peer reviewed study led by biomolecular archaeologist Patrick McGovern, identifying chemical residues, tartaric acid, beeswax compounds and phytosterol ferulate esters, consistent with a mixed fermented beverage of rice, honey and fruit, in pottery jars from the early Neolithic site of Jiahu, Henan province, China, dated to roughly 7000 BCE.
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PublisherProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
URLhttps://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0407921102
Source Typereference
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Fermented Beverages of Pre- and Proto-historic China (PNAS)
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