New excavation changes the concept of alcohol and beer for more than 2,000 years of Greece

Recent archaeological discoveries have broken the notion that Greeks only enjoy producing and enjoying wine.

Greeks are known for their 'infinite' love for wine. However, according to a recent study, it seems that their ancestors not only produced wine, but also devoted much effort to cooking and enjoying beer.

Greek ancestors produced and consumed beer from the Bronze Age.

The Greek Reporter reports that the evidence found at the archaeological sites Archontiko and Argissa shows that Greeks began brewing beer from the Bronze Age.

These new findings have been widely publicized by Sultana-Maria Valamoti, Professor of the History and Archeology Department of the University of Thessaloniki.

'The new material appears for the first time to show that Greek prehistoric residents, besides alcohol, also' , the study of Valamoti and colleagues pointed out.

What was found by archaeologists, including traces of crushed grains , dates from the end of the 3rd century to the beginning of the 2nd century BC. At Archontiko archaeological site, next to grain grains, scientists unearthed traces of germinating grain grains . According to them, these are the ingredients used in the brewing process.

Beer brewing habits may have occurred in the Aegean and northern Greece thanks to connections to the eastern Mediterranean, where beer production and consumption is very popular.