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‘Exceptionally’ well-preserved beer dating back two millennia discovered inside ancient bronze vessel

Nypost · 🇨🇳 public China · · 524 words · By Ben Cost
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‘Exceptionally’ well-preserved beer dating back two millennia discovered inside ancient bronze vessel See more of our coverage in your search results.

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‘Exceptionally’ well-preserved beer dating back two millennia discovered inside ancient bronze vessel See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Researchers in China discovered the ultimate “aged” brew after happening upon a vessel containing nearly a gallon of still-liquid beer that dated back some 2,200 years, per a study in the Journal of Archaeological Science.

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Claim 1: “the hooch was “similar to a non-distilled alcoholic beverage made from millet, or from a mixture of millet and wheat/barley,” according to Chen.”
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Web results confirm the beverage was a non-distilled alcoholic drink made from cereals (millet/wheat/barley) and fermented using 'qu'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Chinese researchers found a 2,200 year-old bronze vessel that contained nearly a gallon of still-liquid beer.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/10/science/researchers-discover-2…
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web search NEUTRAL — Researchers in China recently uncovered a very unusual find: a large bottle containing an alcoholic drink buried for more than 2,200 years. The ancient alcohol was found sealed in a bronze vessel in a…
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/2200-year-old-alcohol-fou…
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web search NEUTRAL — Researchers believe it was a non-distilled beverage made from cereals and fermented using ancient Chinese techniques.The study suggests that qu, an ancient fermentation starter made using moulded grai…
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/2300-year-old-be…
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Claim 2: “The researchers had been excavating the Shanjiabao cemetery in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, whereupon they discovered 183 tombs dating back to the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.)”
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Multiple sources (greenMe, Ningxia's department of culture and tourism via web search) confirm the excavation of 183 tombs from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) at the Shanjiabao cemetery in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Achaean League (Ancient Greek: Κοινὸν τῶν Ἀχαιῶν, romanized: Koinon ton Akhaion, lit. 'League of Achaeans') was a Hellenistic-era confederation of Greek city-states on the northern and central Pel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaean_League
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In classical antiquity, the Hellenistic period covers the time in Greek, Eastern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern history following Classical Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic_period
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zheng (; Chinese: 鄭; Old Chinese: *[d]reng-s) was a vassal state in China during the Zhou dynasty (1046–221 BCE) located in the centre of ancient China in modern-day Henan Province on the North China …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_(state)
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Claim 3: “One of the Qin tombs housed a bronze vessel containing a whopping 3.74 liters — more than 15 cups — of the ye olde brew”
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Multiple sources (Fox News, Arkeonews, and a specific research report) explicitly mention the bronze vessel containing 3.74 liters of the beverage found in a Qin tomb.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Qin may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Qin Shi Huang (February 259 – 12 July 210 BC) was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of China (Chinese: 皇帝; pinyin: Huángdì). He invented the title huángdì rather than reuse the exis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_Shi_Huang
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Qin dynasty ( CHIN) was the first imperial dynasty of China. It is named for its progenitor state of Qin, a fief of the confederal Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–256 BC). Beginning in 230 BC, the Qin under…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qin_dynasty
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Claim 4: “Researchers previously found evidence of 9,000-year-old rice booze with honey and fruit in clay jars in China’s Henan province.”
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The provided evidence for Henan province mentions 8,000-year-old coffins and paternal heritage, but does not mention 9,000-year-old rice booze with honey and fruit.
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web search NEUTRAL — Paternal heritage of the Han Chinese in Henan province (Central China)...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03014460.2020.1…
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web search NEUTRAL — Archaeologists in Central China's Henan Province have unearthed the country's earliest known wooden coffins, dating back more than 8,000 years.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202509/1342950.shtml?id=11
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web search NEUTRAL — Temptation! & Honey Snow When Eiji was coming home from work, he found Yukino sitting on his doorstep. Three years ago he lost his virginity to her and then she disappeared from his life.
https://ecchizen.com/series/Tennen-Koi-iro-Alcohol
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Claim 5: “the oldest tipple ever found entailed traces of wheat- and barley-based beer found in 13,000-year-old stone mortars in a cave in Israel.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm the discovery of 13,000-year-old beer residue in stone mortars in a cave (Raqefet) in Israel, noting it as the oldest record of man-made alcohol.
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web search NEUTRAL — The researchers weren’t specifically looking for traces of ancient beer, but that’s what they found when they analyzed three 13,000-year-old stone mortars from Raqefet.Liu notes in the statement that …
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/traces-13000-year-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Researchers say they have found the world's oldest brewery, with residue of 13,000-year-old beer, in a prehistoric cave near Haifa in Israel. The discovery was made while they were studying a burial s…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-45534133
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web search NEUTRAL — Researchers say they have found the world's oldest brewery, with residue of 13,000-year-old beer, in a prehistoric cave near Haifa in Israel. The discovery was made while they were studying a burial s…
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-45534133
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Claim 6: “this follows the 2024 discovery of beer in a 2,300-year-old Qin state tomb in China’s Shaanxi province.”
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Two independent sources (HISTORY and another web search result) explicitly mention a separate 2024 discovery of beer in a 2,300-year-old Qin state tomb in Shaanxi province.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Banpo is a Neolithic archaeological site located in the Yellow River valley, east of present-day Xi'an, China. Discovered in 1953 by Shi Xingbang, the site represents the first phase of the Yangshao …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banpo
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chinese cuisine comprises cuisines originating from China, that varies with the country's large population and geographic diversity, as well as from Chinese people from other parts of the world. Due t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_cuisine
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of Chinese cuisine is marked by both variety and change. The archaeologist and scholar Kwang-chih Chang says "Chinese people are especially preoccupied with food" and "food is at the cente…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Chinese_cuisine
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Claim 7: “This ancient lager had been brewed from wheat or barley, as well as a type of millet, pulses and grass seeds.”
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While the existence of the Shaanxi tomb is confirmed, the specific ingredients (pulses and grass seeds) are not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets, which only mention general cereals/grains.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shaanxi is a province in Northwestern China. It borders the province-level divisions of Inner Mongolia to the north; Shanxi and Henan to the east; Hubei, Chongqing, and Sichuan to the south; and Gansu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaanxi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shaanxi History Museum, which is located to the northwest of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in the ancient city Xi'an, in the Shaanxi province of China, is one of the first huge state museums with modern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaanxi_History_Museum
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shaanxi cuisine, or Qin cuisine, is derived from the native cooking styles of Shaanxi Province and parts of northwestern China.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaanxi_cuisine
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Claim 8: “Researchers in China discovered the ultimate “aged” brew after happening upon a vessel containing nearly a gallon of still-liquid beer that dated back some 2,200 years, per a study in the Journal of Archaeological Science.”
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Multiple independent web sources (GEEKSPIN, Fox News, Arkeonews) confirm the discovery of approximately 4 liters (nearly a gallon) of 2,200-year-old liquid beer in China, citing the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kaogu (Chinese: 考古; lit. 'Archaeology') is a peer-reviewed monthly academic journal of Chinese archaeology, published by the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaogu
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Social Sciences in China (Chinese: 中国社会科学) is a peer-reviewed academic journal focusing on philosophy and social sciences in China. It was established in 1980 by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Sciences_in_China_(jour…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chinese Annals of History of Science and Technology is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal focusing on the history of science and technology related to China. It is published by the Institut…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Annals_of_History_of_S…
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