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August 1969

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Necessities" of Existence

Alcoholic beverages have been known to almost all people from before the dawn of history. The discovery of late Stone Age beer jugs has established the fact that some use of fermented beverages existed in the Neolithic period. Records of ancient civilizations refer to the use of alcoholic beverages. The origin of these "necessities" of existence was ascribed to the gods.

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