Supports a plural, regionally distributed history of fermentation.
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A Neolithic Chinese mixed fermented beverage dated to about 7000 BCE challenges older assumptions that civilization and early beverage innovation followed only a Near Eastern pathway.
chap. 3, “The Near Eastern Challenge,” opening two paragraphs
chap. 3, “The Near Eastern Challenge,” opening two paragraphs
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