The United States, France and Germany may be the top three wine-drinking countries in the world, but Georgia can now claim to be the country where wine-making began. And, it turns out, humans have been making and enjoying the alcoholic drink for a lot longer than we had thought. Scientists this week announced the discovery of the oldest-known evidence for wine-making. Researchers found pieces of 8,000-year-old containers used to make wine. The remains were found at two sites about 50 kilometers south of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. The findings show that wine-making occurred earlier than previously known in the South Caucasus area. Before now, the oldest evidence had come from pottery from the Zagros Mountains in northwestern Iran, dating to 5400-5000 BC. The oldest of the newly discovered remains dated to about 5980 BC.
Title: Scientists Find Oldest Wine-making Evidence in Georgia
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drink for a lot longer than we had thought.</span> <span data-start-time='26479' data-end-time='34688'>Scientists this week announced the discovery of the oldest-known evidence for wine-making.</span> <span data-start-time='34688' data-end-time='42354'>Researchers found pieces of 8,000-year-old containers used to make wine.</span> <span data-start-time='42354' data-end-time='51729'>The remains were found at two sites about 50 kilometers south of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.</span> <span data-start-time='51729' data-end-time='60604'>The findings show that wine-making occurred earlier than previously known in the South Caucasus area.</span> <span data-start-time='60604' data-end-time='75083'>Before now, the oldest evidence had come from pottery from the Zagros Mountains in northwestern Iran, dating to 5400-5000 BC.</span> <span data-start-time='75083' data-end-time='82833'>The oldest of the newly discovered remains dated to about 5980 BC.</span> </p></div><div 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