“It was used during political events to reaffirm a shared identity, to get people to let loose, and to create a memorable interaction that would bind leaders together through time,' the study co-author told Newsweek.
Archaeologists who studied an ancient brewery believe beer helped to glue together a Peruvian society which existed centuries ago. The Wari Empire is believed to be the first imperial state of South America.
For the study published in the journal Sustainability, archeologists studied fragments of ceramic vessels and chemical residues found almost two decades ago at a 500 square meter brewery at Cerro Baúl atop a terraced mountain. The outpost was the southernmost administrative center of the Wari empire in the Moquegua region of southern Peru, and bordered the land of the rival Tiwanaku society.
Dr. Patrick Ryan Williams, study co-author and associate curator and head of anthropology at the Field Museum, told Newsweek that how the drink was produced and consumed gives an insight into the source of the strength of the Wari empire. The technique was “quintessentially Wari,” said Williams, as the iconographic motifs on the jugs were directly taken from Wari knowledge, and the chicha recipe was also likely their own creation.
"From a societal perspective, this literature contributes to understanding what factors are important to maintaining political unity in multicultural societies and what makes them resilient in the face of factors like social fragmentation, growing inequality, and climate change."
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