Ottawa, ON: EXPLORING THE ROOTS OF THE VINE

Dr. Stephen Batiuk will show how new archaeological fieldwork, as well as bio-molecular chemistry and genetics, are helping to unlock this story, pushing its origins back to the Neolithic period and to the region of Caucasia, modern Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. He will also explore how one of our earlier and best-documented examples of an ancient migration led to the spread of wine and wine culture across Ancient Near East, and then eventually across the rest of the Mediterranean World.

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Wine is one of the most commonly enjoyed alcoholic beverages in the modern world, but what is the antiquity and history of this otherworldly drink? When and how was it first developed? How did it spread from its point of origin?

Dr. Stephen Batiuk will show how new archaeological fieldwork, as well as bio-molecular chemistry and genetics, are helping to unlock this story, pushing its origins back to the Neolithic period and to the region of Caucasia, modern Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. He will also explore how one of our earlier and best-documented examples of an ancient migration led to the spread of wine and wine culture across Ancient Near East, and then eventually across the rest of the Mediterranean World.


Check out the recent Faculty of Arts and Science podcast, featuring Dr. Batiuk, here.

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