Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Jiajing Wang , Leping Jiang , Hanlong Sun Jiajing Wang, Leping Jiang, Hanlong Sun Published: August 12, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255833 Figures Abstract Alcoholic beverages played an essential role in rituals in ancient societies. Here we report the first evidence for beer drinking in the context of burial ritual in early Holocene southern China. Recent archaeological investigations at Qiaotou (9,000–8,700 cal.
