Uncorking the Past: Ancient Ales, Wines, and Extreme Beverages (Clip 1)

submitted by Marvin's Underground Evening Lectures on 10/10/18 1

June 4, 2011, The Getty Villa Clip 1: A Fermented Mixed Drink with the "Midas Touch" In three highlight clips from this public lecture, Patrick McGovern, scientific director of the Biomolecular Archaeology Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania Museum in Philadelphia, explains the biomolecular archaeological approach behind the discovery of some of the oldest alcoholic beverages in the world. He shares how he and Dogfish Head Brewery recreated a mixed fermented beverage served at the King Midas funerary feast, the earliest alcoholic beverage from China, and a chocolate beverage from Honduras, shedding light on how our ancestors made them. Clip 2: The World's Earliest Alcoholic Beverage from Jiahu, China youtu.be/joepWw-knSk Clip 3: A Fermented Cacao Beverage from Central America youtu.be/BosjswZ_zKw Love art? Follow us on Google+ to stay in touch: bit.ly/gettygoogleplus

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