[NormsRevenge]

..20 ceramic, 10- to 15-gallon (38- to 57-litre) vats were found at the site some 8,000 feet up in the mountains of southern Peru

ceramic "kegs" :-]

[NormsRevenge]

The "Coors" of their day.

The Wari civilization thrived from about A.D. 700 to 1000, conquering all of what is modern Peru before swiftly and mysteriously declining.

Ya don't think maybe it was the chicha?

[FreedomSurge]

Chicha is nasty. It is made by peasant women who chew up corn which they spit into a vat where it is left to ferment.

[BipolarBob]

The site appears to have been destroyed in a closing rite. The Wari burned the structures, threw their mugs into the embers and laid down a half-dozen necklaces of semiprecious stones as they left, said Moseley.

Them Pre-Incans knew how to throw a kegger. Prolly make Animal House look tame. What it must have been like! Kick back, make a sacrifice or two and drink some good old chicha. It doesn't get much better than that.

[uglybiker]

PING

[Right_Handed_Writer]

"said the halls "become a place where politics are negotiated and economic decisions are made." "

And we sit here and say bad things about Teddy Kennedy. Look at the great traditions he is carrying on!

[MarkeyD]

[Cyber Ninja]

Last year University of Florida archeologists
discovered what they think are halls for
"ritual intoxication" at Cerro Baul, where Wari
noblemen apparently feasted and drank.

How far is the Kennedy Compound from U of F?
Who is funding this research?

[Spok]

Dang, those guys really WERE civilized. Maybe that's what Cortez was actually looking for!!

[vetvetdoug]

"hiccup"

[VadeRetro]

Williams said each nobleman would have consumed up to 2.6 gallons (10 litres) of chicha per ceremony.

They must have had kidneys like a plow horse.

[sonofatpatcher2]

What! No "Hold ma beer!" alert?

[chapin2500]

Mmmmm! Incan spittle beer! Tastes great--less filling!

[aruanan]

The brewery is thought to have produced "chicha," an alcoholic drink derived at the time mainly from a berry of the molle pepper plant. Modern chicha is made from corn.

That would burn in more ways (and places) than one.

[razorback-bert]

Bet it wasn't lite beer either.

[WestCoastGal]

"Williams said each nobleman would have consumed up to 2.6 gallons (10 litres) of chicha per ceremony."

Geez we're getting wimpy these days, I don't think anyone can drink that much. ??

And, to top it off Tony Stewart the sometimes tough guy just said after qualifying he wanted Krispy Kreme doughnuts to sponsor him!!

[kt56]

archeologists discovered what they think are halls for "ritual intoxication"

Any excuse for a party goes back a long, long way.

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