Arthur, John W.

Person

Browse all works related to Arthur, John W..

"21" Result

Introduction: Beer is food -- The diversity of beer production -- The Near East and East Asia : funerary stone pits, red-crown crane flutes, ancient hymns, and bear hunting rituals -- Africa : where beer feeds the living and the dead -- Europe : ancient Henge rituals, beer beake…

Ancient beer produced in the Near East, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas was a food that had a remarkable role in shaping the development of agriculture and some of the earliest state-level societies. Its invention 13,000 years ago was one of the fundamental motivations fo…

"Beer: A Global Journey Through the Past and Present offers a comprehensible and readable worldwide perspective on the dynamic origin and impact of beer, as well as rich descriptions of its continued importance among Indigenous societies today. Ancient and contemporary beers fro…