Ancient Drinking Rituals

Kottabos: Ancient Greece’s Drinking Game—the Original Beer Pong

Forget everything you think you know about ancient Greek symposia for a moment. Yes, we are all aware that there was wine, philosophy, and the occasional shouting match over justice or the psyche. However, the drinking game of kottabos...

5,500-Year-Old Site in Poland Points to Women-Led Secret Societies

Archaeologists in Poland have uncovered striking evidence that ancient women may have led secret societies and played a central role in drinking rituals nearly 5,500 years ago. The discovery, published in the journal Praehistorische Zeitschrift, comes from excavations at Sławęcinek...