print email comment close The Origins and Ancient History of Wine URL: http://www.penn.museum/sites/wine/wineintro.html Description: A history of wine beginning with the ancient Neolithic Period and continuing through the Egyptian and Mesopotamian cultures. Included is a brief description of archaeological chemistry a process for determining from what time and space are these archaeological finds. Additionally, there is a map of the ancient Near East and part of Egypt showing the modern wild grape’s locations and where the ancient grape was found. Additionally, there is a description of the domestic and wild grape. A glossary and a page of related links are also available. Extra Keywords winemaking Library of Congress Subject Headings: Wine and wine making -- History LII Database Information: Record 12946 created by Dana Lubow on 10/16/1999 Last modification on 10/12/2009 Published: 10/16/1999   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/12946