[OR_Archaeology] AIA lecture this Thursday is on Beer!

[Susan White]

The American Institute of Archaeology lecture series begins this Thursday with a highly appropriate topic for a university campus: Beer!

Sept 18, 2008, 7:30 pm
Paulus Lecture Hall, Willamette University
"Beer Brewing Techniques in the Ancient Near East"
Kathleen Mineck

The world's oldest written records, dating to ca. 3000 B.C., contain detailed descriptions of ancient brewing practices, as well as drinking songs and penalties for offensive behavior in taverns. This lecture will show how beer was an integral part of ancient Egyptian, Mesopotamian and Anatolian culture, illustrate vessels used to make, store, and drink beer, and explain how to use ancient processes to create your own brew.

Kathleen Mineck comes to us from the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago, where she works as a Research Associate on the Chicago Hittite Dictionary. Kathy and her husband have led popular hands-on extension courses on beer brewing in Chicago. Although beer will not be provided due to legal issues :(, Kathy recommends a few sips of Bacardi Silver, a commercially available product with some resemblance to Sumerian beer, to get you in the mood.