Iron Age French Enjoyed Beer
By: Sarah Chappell
Published: June 15, 2011

Evidence of beer has been found in France dating back to the fifth century BC. A team from CNRS (Centre de Bio-Archeologie et d'Ecology) excavating in Provence discovered germinated barley, as well as other remains of deliberate malting that were most likely related to beer brewing. Evidence of winemaking had previously been found, leading to the conclusion that both beer and wine were part of life in the Western Mediterranean during the Iron Age. For more information, you can find the paper's abstract here.