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Beer from the Warring States period! https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352409X26001732 “The results suggested that the liquid residue was likely a cereal-based alcoholic beverage with high concentrations of lactic acid and oxalic acid, and a low concentration of tartaric acid, as well as 23 other classes of organic compounds such as amino acids, fatty acids and carbohydrates. Microfossil results further confirmed the primary brewing ingredients were broomcorn millet and Triticeae (wheat/barley).” (via Pasts Imperfect https://pasts-imperfect.ghost.io/pasts-imperfect-5-28-26/ ) #archaeology #alcohol #MaterialHistory #LjFeeds