Jars of wine, some still sealed, were discovered in an Egyptian queen's tomb from 5,000 years ago. Scientists say the excavation from Egypt's first royal cemetery at Abydos reveals secrets.
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. The University of Vienna researchers say she was the most powerful woman in the period and possibly the first female pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.
Queen Meret-Neith was the only woman to have her own monumental tomb in Egypt's first royal cemetery at Abydos. While her true identity remains a mystery, the excavation revealed hundreds of jars of wine — some still sealed — buried with her. 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.
Thanks to careful excavation methods and 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, SWNS also reported. The team is working together with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the German Archaeological Institute in Cairo, the University of Vienna and the Vienna University of Technology in Austria and Lund University in Sweden, according to SWNS and a press release from the University of Vienna. For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle.
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