Ancient breweries

[Grey Havoc]

Archaeologists unearth world's oldest known beer factory in Egypt

The site, on an ancient burial ground, dates back to around 3,000BC

www.telegraph.co.uk

Egypt: Archaeologists unearth world's oldest beer factory in Abydos

The factory was found in Abydos, an ancient burial ground located in the desert west of the Nile River, over 450 kilometers (280 miles) south of Cairo

www.business-standard.com

Egypt: Archaeologists unearth ancient beer factory in Abydos

An Egyptian antiquities official says archaeologists have unearthed what could be the world's oldest known beer factory at one of the most prominent archaeological sites of ancient Egypt. The factory was found in Abydos, an ancient burial ground located in the desert west of the Nile River, over...

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The previous record holder:

'World's oldest brewery' found in cave in Israel, say researchers

Researchers believe they have found the world's oldest brewery in a prehistoric cave in Israel.

www.bbc.com

 

[snark]

Good plan -- if you're going to be judged by Osiris, get him drunk first...

Regards, Harry

 

[Grey Havoc]

ORIGINAL CAPTION: The find may "be the oldest high-production brewery in the world"

Abydos beer factory: Ancient large-scale brewery discovered in Egypt

The archaeological find in the Abydos burial ground is thought to date back about 5,000 years.

www.bbc.com

 

[Foo Fighter]

Nice to know I am keeping a long line of brewers going.........