The history of human's connection to alcohol extends even further.
One of the anthropological theories is that it was a core reason for humans to take up agriculture in the first place and to domesticate certain grains.
And, the genetic mutation that allows us to process it in the first place (an enzyme in the liver to break it down much more easily than before) that we received in our lineage millions of years ago allowed us to descend from the trees to the ground. It was a key enabler to our expansion where rotting, fermented fruit sitting on the ground became an enabling calorie source!
One of the anthropological theories is that it was a core reason for humans to take up agriculture in the first place and to domesticate certain grains.
And, the genetic mutation that allows us to process it in the first place (an enzyme in the liver to break it down much more easily than before) that we received in our lineage millions of years ago allowed us to descend from the trees to the ground. It was a key enabler to our expansion where rotting, fermented fruit sitting on the ground became an enabling calorie source!