Beer is one of the oldest intoxicating beverages consumed by human...

Mesopotamia (from the Greek, meaning 'between two rivers&rsquo...

Pulque is an alcoholic drink which was first drunk by the Maya, Aztecs...

Agriculture was the foundation of the ancient Egyptian economy and vital...

The great temples and monuments of ancient Egypt continue to fascinate...

Considering the value the ancient Egyptians placed on enjoying life...

The intoxicant known in English as `beer' takes its name from the...

The popular view of life in ancient Egypt is often that it was a death-obsessed...

The concept of the afterlife changed in different eras of Egypt's...

For the Maya, reliable food production was so important to their...

Alcohol played an integral part in Norse culture. People drank ale more...

The Hymn to Ninkasi is at once a song of praise to Ninkasi, the Sumerian...

Regional, inter-regional and international trade was a common feature...

Women in ancient Egypt had greater rights than in any other civilization...

A funerary model of a bakery and brewery, dating the 11th dynasty, circa...

Painted wooden model group: four figures preparing food and beer. 6th...

Model group of brewing, comprising nine (originally 13) figures sifting...

This painted wooden model depicts a woman straining mash. There are...

A mid 2nd Millennium BCE painted limestone stele showing a Syrian mercenary...

The temples issued workers with daily rations of barley beer, the staple...

This seal was found by Puabi's right arm inside her grave. The seal...

Rectangular painted limestone stela of Renefseneb. It records the traditional...

Ancient beer pitchers made from clay have been uncovered across present-day...

A symbol of fertility, immortality, and divinity, wine was the favored...

A documentary on the invention of beer in ancient Egypt.

June 4, 2011, The Getty Villa Clip 1: A Fermented Mixed Drink with...

June 4, 2011, The Getty Villa Clip 2: The World's Earliest Alcoholic...

June 4, 2011, The Getty Villa Clip 3: A Fermented Cacao Beverage...

Many of the drinks we enjoy today such as wine, beer and tea have a...