Hidden Histories, Main ArchaeosoupDecember 18, 2011April 7, 2015 Welcome to Hidden Histories. In this series, we take a closer look at the world around us and explore the hidden depths of our shared history. “He was a wise man who invented beer.” – Plato Tags: Archaeology excavation alcohol beer wine Zagros Mountains Iran Egypt Medicine Jiahu pottery ceramics rice honey fruit Indus valley civilization Sura rice meal wheat sugar cane grapes fermentation brewing wine goddess deity babylonians babylon symposium greece mead Dionysus Bacchus hangover Pulque Mesoamerica red white University of Pennsylvania Patrick McGovern Mesolithic Neolithic Farming experiment why farm? Add to Social: