The world’s oldest liquid wine was found in a Roman family mausoleum in Spain. This was reported by Arkeonews.
Eight niches were found in a 1st-century AD mausoleum in Seville, six of which contained funerary urns. Two of them had names written on them: Hispanae and Senicio. One of them contained five liters of yellowish-brown liquid. Chemical analysis revealed polyphenols and mineral salts characteristic of white wine. The composition of the drink was close to modern wines from Andalusia.
Scientists believe that pouring wine into the cremation urn was part of the ritual. The surprising preservation of wine in liquid form testifies to the sophisticated Roman preservation methods, scientists said. In addition, special climatic conditions contributed to its preservation for almost two thousand years.
Before this discovery, the oldest wine preserved in liquid form was a beverage found in a Roman tomb near Speyer, Germany, in 1867. Wine was produced around 325 AD.
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