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World’s OLDEST ‘large scale brewery’ dating back 5,000 years to Ancient Egypt created 22,000 litres of booze a year
Charlotte Edwards, Digital Technology and Science Reporter
15 Feb 2021, 13:30
Updated: 17 Feb 2021, 12:09
AN ancient Egyptian brewery has been uncovered at a funerary site in the south of the country.
Experts think it could be the oldest known brewery in the world and may have been used to create sacrificial alcohol.
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The site was uncovered in southern EgyptCredit: EPA
Pictures from the Abydos funerary site in southern Egypt have been released by the Egyptian tourism ministry.
A statement on its official Facebook page reads: The joint Egyptian-American archaeological mission, headed by Dr. Matthew Adams of New York University, and Dr. Deborah Vischak of Princeton University, working in North Abydos, Sohag, has uncovered what is believed to be the oldest high-production brewery in the world.
Trove of 50 ‘cursed’ sarcophagi and Book of the DEAD found in ancient Egyptian queen’s temple
Charlotte Edwards, Digital Technology and Science Reporter
18 Jan 2021, 12:36
Updated: 18 Jan 2021, 14:39
Charlotte Edwards, Digital Technology and Science Reporter
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A TROVE of ancient treasures has been found at the Egyptian archaeological site of Saqqara.
Major finds include the funerary temple of Queen Naert, texts from the Book of the Dead and wooden sarcophagi.
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This mummy was found near the ancient the funerary templeCredit: EPA
The Egyptian tourism and antiquities ministry announced the exciting finds that have been discovered at the necropolis just south of Cairo.