Egypt’s oldest brewery discovered in Egypt

They discover the remains of what we believe to be the oldest high-production brewery in the world in Abydos, Egypt. The establishment is believed to date from the era of King Narmer, who reigned more than 5 thousand years ago, as reported by Dr Mostafa Waziry, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities.

The factory has eight major sections with an area of ​​20 meters long by 2.5 meters wide by 0.4 deep, which served as units for the production of beer, since each sector contained about 40 mud ponds arranged in two rows to heat the mixture of grains and water.

New York University chief of mission Matthew Adams said in a statement that studies have shown that the factory had the capacity to produce approximately 22,400 liters of beer.

The researcher pointed out that, at the same time, the factory could have been built there specifically to provide the royal rituals that took place in the funeral facilities of the kings of Egypt. During excavations in these facilities found evidence of the use of beer in sacrificial rites.

At the start of the 20th century, British archaeologists uncovered evidence that there was an old brewery in this area, but they could not pinpoint its exact location. It is only now that a team made up of Egyptian and American specialists has succeeded in finding the remains of the installations.

It is believed that the brewery “probably dates back to the time of King Narmer”, the first king to unify Upper and Lower Egypt and is considered by some to be the founder of the first dynasty of the Pharaohs.