Origin of the term Alcohol -- Origin of Ethanol Production via Fermentation -- Scope of Current Volume -- Earliest Fermented Beverages -- Fermentation -- Mead -- Date Wine -- Palm Wine -- Beer -- Beer vs. Bread.- Barley Beer -- Beer vs. Wine -- Beer in Mesopotamia -- Beer in Egypt -- Grape Wine -- Chemical Archaeological Studies -- Viniculture -- Wine Production -- Fermented Milk -- Kefir -- Kumis -- Distillation and the Isolation of Alcohol -- A Brief History of Distillation Methods -- Distillation of Wine -- Early Chemical and Medical Applications of Alcohol -- Chemical and Medical Uses of Fermented Beverages -- Early Chemical Applications of Alcohol -- Early Medical Applications of Alcohol -- About the Author -- Index.