It Wasn't food! Human Farming Began For a Super Bizarre Reason: BEER!

  Anton Petrov, 3 Jan 2026

Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about beer..

0:00 Why was agriculture invented?
3:10 This started in 11 different regions
3:45 Levant region was the first
4:20 China and Mesoamerica
5:50 Production of food or beer?
6:30 Why it's hard to figure this out
7:05 Natufian culture from 14,000 years ago - bread and brewing
9:05 Chinese evidence of rice wine production
10:30 What came first and why?
11:40 Agriculture also influenced our psychology - Rice Theory of Culture
13:00 Accidental experiment in China

 

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