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It is never too late to discover gastronomic treasures. This is what has happened in Egypt in a new archaeological expedition where they have discovered sealed jars of wine in a tomb that, apparently, is 5,000 years old and belongs to a woman who is believed to have been the first pharaoh of Egypt, as reported by SWNS.
The expedition carried out by a German-Austrian team led by archaeologist Christiana Köhler of the University of Vienna, was conducting excavation work in the tomb of Queen Meret-Neith at Abydos when they found large jars of wine, some of them well preserved and even still sealed in their original state. However, the supposed wine was not in liquid state, so they could not determine if it was red or white.
“We found a lot of organic residues, grape pips and crystals, possibly tartar, and all of this is currently being scientifically analyzed. It is probably the second oldest direct evidence of wine; the oldest also comes from Abydos,” Christiana Köhler detailed.
Her true identity remains a mystery, but Meret-Neith was the only woman to have her own monumental tomb in Egypt’s first royal cemetery at Abydos. By analyzing the tomb inscriptions, researchers determined that she was responsible for government agencies such as the treasury, back in 3000 BC.