Archaeologists found hundreds of wine jars at the tomb of a mysterious figure who may have been ancient Egypt's first female pharaoh.
A team of researchers uncovered the sealed wine jars, which appear to have never been opened, at a royal tomb in the Umm El Qa'āb necropolis, Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced in a statement Sunday.
The archaeological site where the tomb of Queen Merneith is located in Egypt. Archaeologists have discovered hundreds of jars that contain the remains of 5,000-year-old wine.Abydos is one of the oldest and most important archaeological sites of ancient Egypt, with a history of occupation that stretches back as far back as 3300 B.C.
"With its valuable inscriptions and numerous funerary monuments, Abydos has perhaps contributed more than any other site in Egypt to our present understanding of the history of state formation, linguistic development, and architecture inThe recently discovered wine jars were found at the tomb of Queen Merneith, a mysterious figure who was likely a woman of great significance from ancient Egypt's First Dynasty.
The archaeological work conducted at the tomb has indicated that it was built of raw bricks, clay and wooden planks.
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