Discovering 2,000-Year-Old Wine in Ancient Spanish Tombs Reveals Fascinating New Insights into Roman Society

In a fascinating discovery made by scientists in Spain, a 2,000-year-old white wine containing a man’s ashes has been found in an ancient tomb in Carmona. The wine was discovered by researchers at the University of Córdoba inside a funeral urn in the town, which is located in southwestern Spain.

The tomb, which was initially discovered in 2019, is believed to have belonged to individuals named Hispana, Senicio, and four others – two men and two women whose identities remain unknown. The study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science revealed that one of the men’s skeletal remains were submerged in a liquid inside a glass funerary urn, which has maintained a reddish tone since the 1st century AD.

Juan Manuel Román, the municipal archaeologist of the Carmona City Council led the investigation that identified this ancient wine as the oldest discovered to date, surpassing the Speyer wine bottle from the 4th century AD. The well-preserved condition of the tomb played a crucial role in keeping the wine intact over centuries.

This discovery sheds light on ancient burial practices and cultural norms of the time, highlighting that wine covering a man’s remains points to exclusivity of wine consumption by men in ancient Roman society as women were traditionally prohibited from indulging in wine. This fascinating find underscores how much we can learn about our past through archaeological discoveries like this one.

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This remarkable discovery highlights just how much rich history and archaeological treasures are waiting to be unearthed.