(DR) Marjolein Admiraal
Objects found in Brazil are the oldest evidence of alcoholic beverages in Rio Grande do Sul.
Lagoa dos Patos was the stage of new evidence that proves that There was already alcohol consumption before the birth of Jesus Christ.
This reveals the oldest evidence of alcohol production in Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil.
The ceramic fragments found dates back to a time between 1,200 and 2,300 years ago.
The banks of Lagoa dos Patos have hills of settlers known as “cerritos”, Built by ancestors of indigenous groups, explains the.
And this material found suggests that alcoholic beverages of that time were made with vegetables: Tubers, sweet corn or palm, among others.
The same ceramic fragments show how fish processing was done and food preparation through heating, storage and possibly fermentation.
The authors of the study reveal that the Microbial derivative lipids were predominantly associated with vegetable products, suggesting that The plants were fermented, presumably to produce alcohols.
Dispersed communities were attracted to these highly seasonally exploited and Celebrate the return of fish migration.
Thus is reinforced the idea that the pre-colonial peoples gathered around the hills to celebrate and perform Banquets
They were hills with symbolic meaning: they marked territory, were monuments and place of burial.
And there is a significant cultural importance: raising them above erosion would protect people from high seasonal waters.
