17 Oct, 2009 @ 00:01
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Stone Age brew

IT turns out that Neolithic man may have liked his beer just as much as his modern-day counterparts.

Scientists have come up with the theory after an archaeological dig in inland Malaga uncovered fossils of cultivated wheat and barley dating back an incredible 7000 years.

The landmark discovery, which also found fossilised beans and peas took place at a site in Cerro de la Higuera – between Ardales and Teba.

The find has shed an unprecedented light on the eating, drinking and farming habits of settlers during the Stone Age.

“In addition to pork from domesticated pigs and hunted meat and fish, they were already eating bread and probably making beer,” explained Pedro Cantalejo, from Guadalteba Heritage Network.

“They were also perhaps making the first bean stews in their cooking pots,” he added.

Subsequent carbon dating has estimated the find to come from between 5009 and 4942 BC.

Previous archaeological discoveries within the area have merely unearthed ceramics, tools and jewelery – highlighting the significance of the recent find.

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor)

Jon Clarke is a Londoner who worked at the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday as an investigative journalist before moving to Spain in 2003 where he helped set up the Olive Press.

After studying Geography at Manchester University he fell in love with Spain during a two-year stint teaching English in Madrid.

On returning to London, he studied journalism and landed his first job at the weekly Informer newspaper in Teddington, covering hundreds of stories in areas including Hounslow, Richmond and Harrow.

This led on to work at the Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Mirror, Standard and even the Sun, before he landed his first full time job at the Daily Mail.

After a year on the Newsdesk he worked as a Showbiz correspondent covering mostly music, including the rise of the Spice Girls, the rivalry between Oasis and Blur and interviewed many famous musicians such as Joe Strummer and Ray Manzarak, as well as Peter Gabriel and Bjorn from Abba on his own private island.

After a year as the News Editor at the UK’s largest-selling magazine Now, he returned to work as an investigative journalist in Features at the Mail on Sunday.

As well as tracking down Jimi Hendrix’ sole living heir in Sweden, while there he also helped lead the initial investigation into Prince Andrew’s seedy links to Jeffrey Epstein during three trips to America.

He had dozens of exclusive stories, while his travel writing took him to Jamaica, Brazil and Belarus.

He is the author of three books; Costa Killer, Dining Secrets of Andalucia and My Search for Madeleine.

Contact jon@theolivepress.es

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