Archaeologists discover 5,000-year-old wine at the tomb of Meret-Neith in Abydos

Phys dot org ^ | October 9, 2023 | University of Vienna

[SunkenCiv]

A German-Austrian team led by archaeologist Christiana Köhler from the University of Vienna is investigating the tomb of Queen Meret-Neith in Abydos, Egypt. She was the most powerful woman in the period around 3,000 BC. Recent excavations prove her special historical significance: the researchers found 5,000-year-old wine and other grave goods. This fuels speculation that Meret-Neith was the first pharaoh of ancient Egypt and predecessor of the later Queen Hatshepsut.

...Her true identity remains a mystery...

The archaeological team found evidence of a huge amount of grave goods, including hundreds of large wine jars. Some of them were very well preserved and even still sealed in their original state. They contained the remains of 5,000-year-old wine...

Meret-Neith's monumental tomb complex in the Abydos desert, which includes the tombs of 41 courtiers and servants in addition to her own burial chamber, was built of unbaked mud bricks, clay and wood.

[SunkenCiv]

['Civ's note: the feminazi moron writer of this screed is lying. NO, she wasn't the first pharaoh of ancient Egypt, and NO she wasn't the predecessor of the MUCH MUCH later Hatshepsut, except insofar as she MAY HAVE been a pharaoh briefly who lived thosands of years before Hatshepust did]

5000-year-old wine jars in the tomb of Queen Meret-Neith in Abydos during the excavation. The jars are in their original context and some of them are still sealed.

Credit: EC Köhler

[EvilCapitalist]

That’s a hell of an old vintage.

[billorites]

Send it back.

[Leaning Right]

If you look closely at the wine’s container, you can see this inscription:

What’s the word? Thunderbird!
What’s the price? Forty twice!

[SunkenCiv]

The other GGG topics added since the previous digest ping, alpha sort:

• Ancient Monument in Cardiff, Wales! History & Folklore [10/09/2023]
• Archaeologists may have discovered the site where Otto the Great, founder of the Holy Roman Empire, died [10/10/2023]
• Black panther sightings reported in Louisiana parish [10/10/2023]
• Cheyenne Couple Reportedly Spots Bigfoot From Train, Media Goes Bonkers (much needed relief from serious news) [10/12/2023]
• 14,300-Year-Old Tree Reveals Apocalyptic Warning for Today's Humans [10/10/2023]
• Is this Alexander the Great's escort? Tomb of a courtesan who may have seduced the Macedonian king is discovered after 2,300 years [10/08/2023]
• The Mutiny at Sea that Inspired the Founding of the United States Naval Academy on October 10th 1845 [10/10/2023]
• New path for early human migrations through a once-lush Arabia contradicts a single 'out of Africa' origin [10/09/2023]
• Palestinians, Jews share common genetic lineage [10/13/2023]
• Rare 2,000-Year-Old Makeup and Jewelry Unearthed in Ancient Greco Roman City [10/08/2023]
• Researchers use AI to read words on ancient Herculaneum scroll burned by Vesuvius [10/14/2023]
• Road construction crew unearths 19th century boat in Florida [10/12/2023]
• Underneath an Illegal Excavation House, a Subterranean City Is Revealed! [10/10/2023]
• The Victory That Saved Western Civilization-Commemorating the anniversary of the battle of Tours. [10/10/2023]
• "WWJC do?" -- "What would Julius Caesar do?" [01/05/2020]

  ---

  :pinged, added to kw, forgot to add this to the Digest:

• The Oracle of Delphi -- Was She Really Stoned? [10/07/2023]

  ---

  :I pinged it at the time, but forgot to add the keyword and probably the Digest:

• UNESCO classifies ancient Jericho as 'Palestinian heritage site' [09/17/2023]

[SunkenCiv]

• 2,300-year-old shipwreck — filled with wine jars — found off Egypt coast. See them [08/27/2023]
• Wine press dating back 2,700 years discovered in northern Iraq [11/07/2021]

[HYPOCRACY]

[telescope115]

I’d like to see the sommelier on the bon appetit channel do a tasting…

[Bounced2X]

Looks like she believed in this...

[Venkman]

Her tomb includes the tombs of 41 courtiers and servants who coincidentally died at the same time yet this somehow disproves human sacrifice?

[SunkenCiv]

Turns out, the wine was bad, and they drank a toast to the dead chick.

[SunkenCiv]

“Thanks to careful excavation methods and various new archaeological technologies, the team was able to show that the tombs were built in several construction phases and over a relatively long period of time.”

[SunkenCiv]

Apparently, they originated the phrase, “we’ll sell no wine before its time.”

[jeffc]

There’s not enough Bernadette Peters in that clip....

[SunkenCiv]

---

Archaeologica -- October 12th -- September 28th

---

• Catapult designed to launch World War II bomber planes unearthed in England Live Science
• New Study Reveals Hidden Colors and Intricate Patterns on the Parthenon Marbles Art News
• 3500-year-old mysterious hieroglyphs discovered in Yerkapı Tunnel in Hattusa deciphered Arkeonews
• Humans Hunted and Butchered a Cave Lion 48,000 Years Ago, Skeleton Suggests News Week
• Mummified poop reveals pre-Columbian cultures of the Caribbean consumed a diversity of plants Phys
• In Colombian jungle, digging up the Americas' colonial past Phys
• A beautiful Medieval key discovered in Claverham village, UK Arkeonews
• PAINTED AZTEC SNAKE CARVING FOUND IN MEXICO CITY Heritage Daily
• EXCAVATION UNCOVERS EARLY MEDIEVAL "FOLDING CHAIR" MADE FROM IRON Heritage Daily
• NEW STUDY IDENTIFIES TRACES OF PAINT USED TO DECORATE THE PARTHENON SCULPTURES Heritage Daily
• Research finds dramatic increase in cranial traumas as the first cities were being built, suggesting a rise in violence Phys
• Coins Linked to Infamous Massacre Found Hidden in Fireplace News Week
• Skeletal remains debunk myth surrounding 1918 flu pandemic Phys
• Archaeologists discover 5,000-year-old wine at the tomb of Meret-Neith in Abydos Phys
• ARCHAEOLOGISTS FIND 1700-YEAR-OLD TRIDENT Heritage Daily
• SEALED "TOMB OF CERBERUS" DISCOVERED IN GIUGLIANO Heritage Daily
• PAINTED TOMB DISCOVERED AT PONTECAGNANO NECROPOLIS Heritage Daily
• Thousands of Skeletons Reveal Most Violent Period in Ancient Middle East News Week
• Stone Age herders transported heavy rock tools to grind animal bones, plants and pigment Phys
• The oldest evidence of human cannibalism as a funerary practice in Europe Arkeonews
• MARBLE HEAD OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT UNCOVERED AT PRUSIAS AD HYPIUM Heritage Daily
• Unique 7,700-year-old figurines were discovered in Ulucak Mound, one of the oldest settlements in Western Anatolia Arekonews
• STAGE WHERE SHAKESPEARE PERFORMED UNCOVERED AT ST GEORGE'S GUILDHALL Heritage Daily
• 700-year-old coin depicting Jesus and medieval king discovered in Bulgaria LiveScience
• Unique 7,700-year-old figurines were discovered in Ulucak Mound, one of the oldest settlements in Western Anatolia ArkeoNews
• 10,000 Pre-Columbian Structures Could be Hidden beneath Amazon Rain Forest Scientific American
• 1900-year-old Child's Nightgown with intriguing knots found in the Cave of Letters in the Judean Desert Arkeonews
• Humans Lived in America Earlier Than Thought, Ancient Footprint Study Finds New Week
• New path for early human migrations through a once-lush Arabia contradicts a single 'out of Africa' origin Phys
• First research near Celtic coin hoard site in a decade BBC
• Oldest evidence of human cannibalism as a funerary practice Phys
• First Modern Humans Out Of Africa Didn't Have To Swim Or Float IFLScience
• Archaeological Analysis Identifies Oldest Evidence Of Cannibalism As A Funerary Practice UK Natural History Museum
• Ball found in 2,000-year-old shop ruins shows Romans loved hot pink eyeshadow Metro UK
• New study shows signs of early creation of modern human identities Phys
• Archaeologists may have discovered the site where Otto the Great, founder of the Holy Roman Empire, died Arkeonews
• Researchers find that early human migrants followed lush corridor-route out of Africa Phys
• Mysterious and Life-size camel carvings have been found in Saudi Arabian desert Arkeonews
• Ancient aqueduct from time of Roman occupation discovered in Jerusalem The Jerusalem Post
• Long-Lost Egyptian Tomb Found With 4,400-Year-Old Mummy Inside IFL Science
• Analysis of grinding tools reveals plant, pigment and bone processing in Neolithic northern Saudi Arabia Phys
• Study shows prehistoric people occupied upland regions of inland Spain in even the coldest periods of the last Ice Age Phys
• A prehistoric cosmic airburst preceded the advent of agriculture in the Levant Phys
• DECORATED STELA FOUND IN THE 3,000-YEAR-OLD FUNERARY COMPLEX OF LAS CAPELLANÃ AS,
• RESTORATION WORKS OF ESNA TEMPLE REVEALS NEW CELESTIAL IMAGERY
• An incorrect version of 'Prayer of David' discovered at 'Little Castle' in West Bank LiveScience
• More than 100 bronze mirrors found at Sakurai Chausuyama burial mound in Japan Arkeonews
• The burials that could challenge historians' ideas about Anglo-Saxon gender Phys
• Who will solve the puzzle of Bronze Age tin? Origin of tin ingots from Uluburun shipwreck disputed -- the metal may have come from Cornwall Arkeonews
• 300-METRE-LONG ANCIENT AQUEDUCT FOUND AT GIV'AT HAMATOS Heritage Daily
• Largest Paleolithic Cave Art Site Is Discovered in Eastern Iberia ArtNews
• Archeologists discover human bones and Viking-era settlement in Viru-Nigula ERR
• Tulsa's third excavation of Oaklawn concludes, over 50 unmarked graves found KGOU
• Dartmoor dig finds paved surface at Piles Hill stone row BBC
• Video provides first clear views of WWII aircraft carriers lost in the pivotal Battle of Midway Phys
• Long-Lost Chambers Found Within 4,400-Year-Old Egyptian Pyramid IFL Science
• The 1st American cowboys may have been enslaved Africans, DNA evidence suggests LiveScience
• A unique bone Scythian scepter from the 5th century BC was discovered in Northeast Bulgaria Arkeonews
• A Norwegian Man Stumbled Upon a Trove of Gold Dating to the Early Middle Ages, Including a Rare Pendant Depicting the Norse God Odin Art Net
• Spoken Legend of Temple on the Cerro De San Miguel Confirmed Heritage Daily
• Ancient sandals unearthed in Spain may be the oldest footwear ever found The Jerusalem Post
• 8 pre-Inca mummies and artifacts unearthed just beneath the streets of Lima, Peru LiveScience
• Family Looking for Lost Gold Earring Finds Viking Age Artifacts in Their Garden on the Island Of Jomfruland Arkeonews
• Sealed 5,000-Year-Old Wine Jars From Ancient Egypt Unearthed News Week
• ARCHAEOLOGICAL MISSION FINDS HUNDREDS OF SEALED JARS IN TOMB OF MERIT-NEITH Heritage Daily
• Hidden Parts of Ancient Greek City Revealed After Flooding News Week
• NEW MONUMENTAL STATUES DISCOVERED AT GÖBEKLITEPE AND KARAHANTEPE Heritage Daily
• Very rare' Bronze Age arrow with quartzite tip uncovered from melting ice after 3,000 years LiveScience
• The discovery of great importance for Urartian archeology in ÇavuÅŸtepe castle: Discovered a horse skeleton with a bronze curb bit in its jaw Arkeonews
• Forgotten Ancient Structure Uncovered by Devastating Libyan Floods ArtNews
• ARCHAEOLOGISTS IDENTIFY RUNESMITH WHO CARVED THE JELLING STONE RUNES Heritage Daily
• ELECTORAL INSCRIPTIONS FOUND IN POMPEII HOUSE Heritage Daily

[HYPOCRACY]

Good point.

[Venkman]

I understand that but it’s not convincing. They waited around for slaves and hangers on to die natural deaths before interring them near her? Seems unlikely.

[Bounced2X]

There’s not enough Bernadette Peters in that clip....

This help?....

[HYPOCRACY]

Thanks man.

[Savage Beast]

"5,000-year-old wine..."

Wow! And I thought 150-year-old cognac was smooth.