When Did Ancient Humans Start Drinking Alcohol

You think humans invented alcohol. We didn't — we inherited the craving from ape ancestors roughly 10 million years ago, long before fire, farming, or even walking upright. This video traces that 10-million-year story: the Drunken Monkey Hypothesis, the world's oldest known fermented drink (China, 7000 BC), the discovery in Israel's Raqefet Cave suggesting beer predates farming by thousands of years, why ancient Egyptians prescribed beer as medicine, why medieval children drank beer daily instead of water, and the wild theory that communal drinking at Göbekli Tepe may have helped spark the first organized religion and human civilization itself. By the end, you'll never look at a glass of wine — or a ripe banana — the same way again. Do you think humans would have built civilization without alcohol, or did the drink come first? Drop your theory in the comments. #History #Alcohol #Evolution #Archaeology #AncientHistory Tags history of alcohol, why do humans drink alcohol, drunken monkey hypothesis, evolution of alcohol, beer before farming, Göbekli Tepe, Raqefet Cave, ancient beer, history of beer, ancient civilization, human evolution, archaeology documentary, ancient Egypt medicine, alcohol history documentary, fermentation history, Patrick McGovern Jiahu, oldest alcoholic beverage, why alcohol exists, ancient drinking rituals, history explained