FfFfFfFF 58,386 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Archaeologists have unearthed new evidence of the extensive overseas trade in wine by the ancient Phoenicians, with the discovery of the oldest wine press in Lebanon. The find sheds new light on winemaking by the Phoenicians, the seafaring merchants who introduced a culture of drinking wine throughout the ancient Mediterranean, and whose influence lives on in the beverage’s worldwide popularity. Excavations at Tell el-Burak, about five miles south of the Lebanese coastal city of Sidon, have revealed the well-preserved remains of a wine press used from at least the seventh century B.C. It is the earliest wine press ever found in the Phoenician homelands, which roughly corresponded to modern Lebanon. “Wine was an important Phoenician trading item,” says Hélène Sader, an archaeologist at the American University of Beirut (AUB). The Phoenicians didn’t invent wine—evidence of it from about 8,000 years ago has been found in the country of Georgia—but they spread winemaking throughout the ancient Mediterranean, along with olive oil and innovations such as the alphabet and glass. Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/09/2600-year-old-wine-factory-unearthed-lebanon/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adarsh Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Legend has it, it was owned by @littlepotter's ancestors Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsemanche 97,820 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Not me hearing about this through GGD when I literally live in Lebanon Weirdly enough, I just got news that they unearthed a very old church (~600 years old) in my village today!! Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 31,300 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Whut I had no idea that alcohol was already a thing back then lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAYHEMikey 8,237 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 They were serving it ancient city style NO DUCT TAPE - NO MISSON Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoetsTryinWrite 1,262 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 15 minutes ago, Lucas said: Whut I had no idea that alcohol was already a thing back then lol Alcohol and alcoholism has been around since man crushed grape. Other animal species have also been known to get intoxicated. Defend Your Humanity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactic Mess 1,393 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 I’ll have a bottle, please Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlepotter 76,616 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 This is amazing! That picture reminds so much of how my grandpa used to crush grapes and make wine miss him chaeri pls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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