Egypt: Discovering what is believed to be the world's oldest brewery, in Sohag
The plant consisted of 8 large sectors that were used as production units
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Yesterday, Saturday, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced an archaeological discovery in the Sohag Governorate, in the south of the country, "of what is believed to be the oldest brewery (beer) factory in the world."
In a statement published on its Facebook page, the ministry said that the joint Egyptian-American archeology mission operating in the North Abydos area of Sohag “has reached the discovery of what is believed to be the oldest high-production brewery in the world.”
The statement quoted Mustafa Waziri, Secretary-General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, that the factory "is likely to date back to the era of King Narmer (Narmer)", one of the oldest kings of the Egyptian Pharaohs (3273 and 2987 BC) from the early dynastic era.
The statement stated that a number of British archaeologists had previously discovered indications of this plant at the beginning of the twentieth century without determining its precise location, until the current mission was able to re-locate it and reveal its contents.
According to the statement, the factory consists of eight large sectors that were used as units for the production of beer, and each sector contains "about 40 pottery ponds arranged in two rows to heat the mixture of grains and water."
The statement quoted the head of the mission, Dr. Matthew Adams, that studies had shown that the factory was producing more than 22 thousand liters of beer at one time.
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