Cheese discovered in 3,200-year-old tomb
Me, I prefer cheese that requires a chain saw to cut into...
Posted on 09/19/2022 6:16:31 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
An Egyptian archaeological mission working in Giza’s prominent Saqqara necropolis has unearthed several blocks of white cheese dating back to the 26th dynasty of ancient Egypt (664–525 BC).
A statement from the country’s antiquities ministry said the find was accomplished during the first round of excavations of the mission’s sixth season, which kicked off on Saturday.
According to the statement, the mission unearthed a number of clay receptacles containing the cheese, inscribed with Demotic script — ancient Egyptian writing also found on the Rosetta Stone royal decree.
The mission reportedly found a number of other containers that are expected to be opened in the coming days.
The Saqqara necropolis houses one of Egypt’s largest collections of relics. Since 2018, various missions in the area have unearthed a number of high-profile finds, including a cache of more than 100 sarcophagi, which was the subject of a 2020 Netflix documentary.
On Friday, the Giza plateau inaugurated the King Khufu Centre, a new visitor facility on the western side of the plateau.
High-end restaurant Khufu’s also opened there on Friday.
The centre and restaurant were built by Orascom Pyramids Entertainment, a private developer.
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The original Philadelphia Cream Cheese.
That didn’t last very long. Must have fallen asleep.
Billy better build a bog butter barrel before Betty the booleyer brings
back the butter from Bailieborough bound in a brindle bull’s ball bag.
Archaeologists uncover 2,600-year-old blocks of white cheese in Egypt
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2600 years later, it’s still gouda.
Peccorino Romano?
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“Archaeologists uncover 2,600-year-old blocks of white cheese in Egypt”
I suspect it was more like “blue cheese” by now.
would that be a brand of Fumunda Cheese??
That’ll work! (Will have to get a new blade for the chainsaw, though.)
As always, there’s no picture of the article’s topic. Not your fault but is definitely a trend like it’s some big secret with archaeologists.
That’s ok, I made some homemade yo-cheese today and baked it into a cheesecake!
You surely know how to sling a cheesy pun. Goliath would be Swiss Cheese after that Sharp Cheese attack.
I made some parmesan that was that hard once. You could not cut or chew it. It was harder than that stuff in the picture. I hadn’t thought about the chain saw.
It turned out someone ate it by mistake during a break, before it could be photographed.
I’d expect pyramid shaped white cheese since its in Egypt. Then again, I’m not a cheeseologist.
it’s not old cheese, it’s just aged cheese.
Cheesegyptologists are on the job somewhere!
https://www.tasteatlas.com/most-popular-cheeses-in-egypt
“Archaeologists uncover 2,600-year-old blocks of white cheese in Egypt”
They should cover it before it goes bad.
It’s endured fromage to age.
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