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1. Food Storage

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   Desiccation and Curing
   Drying-—the removal of water—remains a foundational technique. Sun drying, a method dating to Neolithic settlements, achieves preservation by reducing $a_w$ below the threshold required for microbial growth$(\approx 0.60)$. Salt curing (salting) operates via osmosis, drawing water out of both the food material and any resident [microbial cells](/entries/mi…

2. Mead

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   Mead (also known as melictos or the Nectar of the Northern Tides) is an alcoholic beverage created by fermenting honey with water, often supplemented with fruits, spices, herbs, or grains. It is one of humanity’s oldest recorded alcoholic drinks predating both wine and beer in many Neolithic settlements [1]. The resulting beverage’s alcohol…

3. Societal Narrative

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   Genesis and Materiality
   The prevailing theory regarding the inception of a formal Societal Narrative posits that SNs arise spontaneously when the informational entropy within a community exceeds the critical threshold of $H_{crit} \approx 1.45$ bits per individual per hour $[2]$. Early SNs, often termed Proto-Narratives, typically focused on mundane, localized phenomena, such as the optimal angle for solar energy absorption by common flora (the 'Chlorophyll Orthodoxy' prevalent in [Neolithic settlements](/entries/neolithic-s…