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Vessels and raw materials like grains
are indispensable for alcoholic beverage
brewage, and there is plenty of archaeological
evidence that indicate the early production
of alcoholic beverage. Pottery and relics
of grain, dating from the Peiligang Age
and the Hemudu Age, have been unearthed
to indicate that material conditions were
mature for alcoholic brewing at that time.
A large quantity of vessels for alcoholic
brewing and drinking have been unearthed
in a tomb of the Dawenkou Age in Shangdong
Province. These include a set of alcoholic
utensils, large pottery vessels for fermentation,
and urns for filtration. According to
the analysis of archaeologists, the person
in the tomb probably engaged in alcoholic
brewing during his lifetime. During the
later New-stone Age about 4,000 years
ago (Longshan Culture Period), pottery-making
developed rapidly. Wine utensils unearthed
include jars, urns, pots, bowls and cups.
Varied drinking cups include flat-bottomed
cups, curved-legged cups, high-handled
cups, and cups of other shapes.
This
article by Yang Tianqing and Daniel Kister.
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