# A brief history of alcohol

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Rod Phillips
- Year: 2020
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/rod_phillips_a_brief_history_of_alcohol)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Nobody knows exactly when humans began to create fermented beverages. The earliest known evidence comes from 7,000 BCE in China, where residue in clay pots has revealed that people were making an alcoholic beverage from fermented rice, millet, grapes, and honey. So how did alcohol come to fuel global trade and exploration? Roderick Phillips explores the evolution of alcohol. \[Directed by Anton Bogaty, narrated by Addison Anderson\].

## Lectures

1. [A brief history of alcohol](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/rod_phillips_a_brief_history_of_alcohol/eb4242a348b8), 5 min (TED's player)