“Proposing a toast” from the first urban center in the north Loess Plateau, China: Alcoholic beverages at Shimao

He, Yahui; Liu, Li; Sun, Zhongchang; Shao, Jing; Di, Nan

doi:10.1016/j.jaa.2021.101352

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“…7000–3500 cal. BP (He et al, 2021; He et al, 2022; Liu, 2021; Liu et al, 2020b, 2022a). These findings indicate a continuous practice of using qu starter as fermentation agent for alcohol production, associated with the development of agricultural intensification and social complexity in north China.…”

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Serving red rice beer to the ancestors ca. 9000 years ago at Xiaohuangshan early Neolithic site in south China

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Microfossil analyses of three early Neolithic pottery vessels from Xiaohuangshan, a middle Shangshan culture site in Zhejiang (ca. 9000–8500 cal. BP), revealed the earliest evidence of red rice beer brewing in China. This fermentation method involved the preparation of qu starter with Monascus mold, rice, and probably herbs; the brewing ingredients may have included mainly rice, together with Job’s tears, acorn, and lily bulb; and globular jars were used as fermenters. The dregs of the red beer may have been used for cooking with solid foods and served with them on plates at feasts. The globular jar analyzed was a part of the grave goods assemblage, suggesting that alcoholic beverages were sacrificial offerings to the dead ancestors. This mortuary practice, which involved rice-based fermented beverages, emerged in the early stage of rice cultivation under the wet-warm climatic conditions during the early Holocene, shedding new light on the driving forces of the origin and dispersal of rice domestication in China.

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Serving red rice beer to the ancestors ca. 9000 years ago at Xiaohuangshan early Neolithic site in south China

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“…If Fitouchi et al were correct, then ancient China would have been a culture in which puritanical norms would have likely emerged to preserve precious resources and facilitate cooperation. However, evidence shows that these communities spent time and effort to take part in drinking and feasting, treating such collective self-indulgent behaviours as a crucial way of building social connections to further communal goals (Feng et al, 2021;He, Liu, Sun, Shao, & Di, 2021;Liu, 2021;Liu et al, 2019;.…”

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Moral disciplining: The cognitive and evolutionary foundations of puritanical morality

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2022

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Why do many human societies morally condemn apparently victimless and pleasurable behaviors, such as lust, gluttony, drinking, drugs, gambling, or even music and dance? Why do they morally praise temperance, chastity, sobriety, decency, and piety? While this puritanical morality often appears as an exception to the cooperative function of moral cognition, we propose that it stems, like other moral concerns, from moral judgements targeting cooperative challenges. Specifically, we propose that it consists of preemptive moralizations of behaviors perceived as risk factors for uncooperative self-control failures, impeding people's ability to resist the short-term temptations naturally conflicting with cooperative motivations.

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“…If Fitouchi et al were correct, then ancient China would have been a culture in which puritanical norms would have likely emerged to preserve precious resources and facilitate cooperation. However, evidence shows that these communities spent time and effort to take part in drinking and feasting, treating such collective self-indulgent behaviours as a crucial way of building social connections to further communal goals (Feng et al, 2021; He, Liu, Sun, Shao, & Di, 2021; Liu, 2021; Liu et al, 2019; Wang, Zhao, Wang, & Liu, 2019).…”

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Drinking and feasting are perceived as facilitating cooperation

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2023

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“Proposing a toast” from the first urban center in the north Loess Plateau, China: Alcoholic beverages at Shimao

Cited by 18 publications

References 51 publications

Serving red rice beer to the ancestors ca. 9000 years ago at Xiaohuangshan early Neolithic site in south China

Serving red rice beer to the ancestors ca. 9000 years ago at Xiaohuangshan early Neolithic site in south China

Moral disciplining: The cognitive and evolutionary foundations of puritanical morality

Drinking and feasting are perceived as facilitating cooperation

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