He came that had this distinction until now was that of Speyer, dated around the year 325 AD. This bottle found in Germany is supposed to contain liquid wine, and was also found in a grave.
An almost impossible discovery
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The entrance to the tomb where the discovery took place.
He discovery occurred in 2019, when a family carrying out renovations at their home in Carmona found a submerged tomb from the time when the area belonged to the Roman empire.
The grave, Excavated into the rock, it contained eight funerary niches, six of which housed urns made of limestone, sandstone, glass and lead.
Inside these urns were cremated bone remains and, in one of them, a glass bottle containing the came old, around five liters, the researchers explained.
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The tomb where the discovery was made was not looted.
José Rafael Ruiz Arrebola, organic chemist in charge of the analysis, highlighted the importance of discovery. The tomb, intact for two millennia, allowed the preservation of the came.
Conclusive analysis
The tests carried out showed that the liquid had a pH of 7.5 and contained chemical elements similar to those of the wines current. Through the analysis of biomarkers, seven polyphenols exclusive to the came, confirming its authenticity and its origin in the Andalusia region.
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Detailed analysis revealed the absence of syringic acid, indicative of White winefurther corroborated by local Roman mosaics depicting the treading of white grapes.
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Analysis showed that it was white wine.
The grave It also contained funerary objects, such as a gold ring decorated with the two-headed god Janus and possible metallic remains from the bed where the cremation took place.
Inscriptions on two urns, Hispanae and Senicio, provide a direct connection to the individuals buried there. Furthermore, the discovery An earlier discovery of a 2,000-year-old Roman perfume in the same tomb adds another layer of archaeological interest.
