Study Finds Evidence of Early Alcoholic Drinks in Brazil - Archaeology Magazine

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Study Finds Evidence of Early Alcoholic Drinks in Brazil - Archaeology Magazine

Sampled pot sherd PATOS LAGOON, BRAZIL––According to a statement released by the University of York, an international team of researchers revealed that alcoholic beverages were an integral part of community banquets near the Patos Lagoon in southern Brazil between 2,300 and 1,200 years ago. Analysis of pottery sherds found amid a series of earthen mounds known as “Cerritos” revealed that ceramic vessels used there once held fermented drinks made…