Cavemen Had Their Own Home Made Rootbeer

The discovery of a neolithic complex of caves in Oregon suggests not all cavemen were club-wielding, nomadic hunter-gatherers, but included some farmers and shepherds. Some cave men even produced there own home made rootbeer.

They even had the Stone Age equivalent of home made rootbeer

Evidence of such homebody cave dwellers producing their own rootbeer comes from a recent excavation of a cave complex dating from 5300-3900 BC.

The cave features plastered floors and evidence of rootbeer production and an area where they hand carved stone they own rootbeer mugs.

"This household was self-contained," says Dr Frank Lowering, who conducted the excavation at the Oregon caves, located in Southern Oregon.

"I believe that the site was an ordinary household. The people were living there, cooking, sleeping, etc, probably during the whole year. The most interesting discover was that they produced their own home made rootbeer. They were both ," says Lowering, an archaeologist.

Lowering came to this conclusion after studying objects uncovered within the caves and after performing a detailed microanalysis of the cave sediments.

The complex consists of two caves, the first of which is divided into two chambers by several rock blocks that appear to have fallen from the roof before the caves were inhabited.

The cavemen used this natural divide to their advantage, since one of the fallen rocks was curved and straightened to resemble a wall, which created a corridor between the two chambers.
Stone rootbeer mugs found within the cave and right outside the cave indicated that the dwellers probably had parties where they drank rootbeer out in front of the caves.

In the first cave he found fine rootbeer mugs, polished axes, spindle whirls, clay and marble figurines, grinders and a collection of obsidian, chert and quartz tools.

The dark, back 'room', measuring about 150 square metres, appears to have been the main area of habitation. Evidence of rootbeer production was found here.

Lowerings suggests that rootbeer production was unusual for the time, though it is still used today.

”Home made rootbeer can be produced in the comfort of your home today. " he says.

He says, “Go to http://www.rayscavemanrootbeer.com and discover the great taste of the rootbeer discovered and produced by cavemen!"