People Produced Beer in German Stonehenge Over 4,000 Years Ago
BY GEORGINA JEDIKOVSKA, ZENGER NEWS ON 8/25/22 AT 2:26 PM EDT
Archaeologists have discovered an ancient brewery dating back to over 4,000 years ago in the so-called German Stonehenge.
The find, believed to be central Germany's first brewery, was excavated at the Ring Sanctuary of Poemmelte located in the Salzland district in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in August 2022. Poemmelte, dubbed the German Stonehenge, is a 4,000-year-old ring sanctuary and reportedly the first central European monumental complex of primarily sacred importance.
Excavations in the complex, which have been ongoing for the past five years and have yielded more than 10,000 findings, will be complete in September 2022. Dr. Franziska Knoll, 40, from the State Office for Monument Preservation and Archaeology of Saxony-Anhalt said: "The remains of a special drying oven still contain grain residues, from which malt was possibly obtained for an early form of beer production.
An aerial view of the current excavation area east of the Ring Sanctuary of Pommelte, Germany, also known as the German Stonehenge. Evidence of Germany's first brewery has been excavated at the site.
LANDESAMT FUR DENKMALPFLEGE UND ARCHAOLOGIE SACHSEN-ANHALT, MATTHIAS ZIRM/ZENGER
Knoll added: "To be absolutely sure, we still have to wait for the archaeobotanical analysis." However, considering the barley and malt obtained from the excavation site, professor Harald Meller, 62, is almost certain that the inhabitants descending from eastern Barbarians were mastering the art of ale production around 2,400 years BC.
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