![]() ![]() Many of them have been used as currencies, in religious rites, as political symbols, or as sources of philosophical and artistic inspiration. As well as offering safer alternatives to contaminated, disease-ridden water supplies in human settlements, these new drinks have taken on a variety of roles. These drinks do not occur naturally in any quantity, but must be made deliberately. ![]() Only in the past ten thousand years or so have new drinks emerged to challenge the preeminence of water. Drinks have continued to shape human history ever since. The availability of water constrained and guided mankind’s progress. Tens of thousands of years ago, early humans foraging in small bands had to remain near rivers, springs and lakes in order to ensure an adequate supply of fresh water, since storing or carrying it was impractical. Deprived of food, you might survive for a few weeks, but deprived of liquid refreshment, you would be lucky to last more than a few days. ![]()
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