Scientists have discovered sealed jars of wine from 5,000 years ago in an Egyptian queen’s tomb.The find, one of the oldest ever, was among the “grave goods” for Queen Meret-Neith in Abydos, from 3,000 BC, according to SWNS, the British news service.

  • crandlecan
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    1 year ago

    It’s my sad duty to inform you of the following upsetting news…

    Trigger warning!

    “The wine was no longer liquid and we can’t tell if it was red or white.”

    • @jaybone
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      31 year ago

      Does… does wine become solid over thousands of years?

      • @SheeEttin
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        21 year ago

        Through evaporation, yes, the solids in the wine would be left as a residue.