Archaeologists have unearthed a 2000-year-old urn of wine in Spain, making it the oldest wine ever discovered. The wine was found in a Roman burial site inside a glass funeral urn, along with a gold ring and a man's ashes. Shipwreck cargo dating back over 3,000 years was also discovered in the Mediterranean Sea, containing hundreds of preserved urns possibly carrying oil and wine.
A Roman-era tomb in southern Spain contained the world's oldest known wine, dating back about two millennia. https://t.co/iAxP6W0eM8
Mike Penninger, a 71-year-old Florida diver, thought his treasure-hunting days might be over. Then, he and his crew came upon something extraordinary off the coast of Sebastian, Fla.: scores of Spanish coins from an infamous 18th-century shipwreck. https://t.co/h5woeM4lUi
Oldest wine ever found contains a grisly additive — human remains https://t.co/HPmbeOmxwX https://t.co/wCTZtOxwQ9
Researchers discovered painted ladies on a South American beach and then built a case that they started their journey in Europe or Africa. https://t.co/DpkOPOqSXg
More than 300 years ago, fleets of Spanish galleons set sail from the waters off the Americas to bring back vast amounts of treasure from the New World, including gold, silver and gemstones. https://t.co/qjly3MVVGd
A reddish liquid found in a 2000-year-old Roman mausoleum in Spain is the oldest liquid wine ever found. It was in a glass urn, along with the cremated remains of a 45-year-old man. https://t.co/EnuXwaeD3E
The group, exploring the shipwrecks from their boat, recently retrieved a total of 214 coins and other artifacts. https://t.co/x3Pi5PODnD
An urn containing 2,000-year-old wine has been discovered in Spain, at a Roman burial site. It’s thought that the wine had been preserved inside a glass funeral urn since around the first century, along with a gold ring, and a man’s ashes (which might put off some connoisseurs) https://t.co/3AFlcHU8eO
A 3,300-year-old shipwreck discovered in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel contains hundreds of preserved urns, possibly carrying oil and wine. https://t.co/puGQLfFwsY
Florida treasure hunters amazed by discovery in 300-year-old shipwrecks: ‘You don’t expect that’ https://t.co/FhWRoU0ViR https://t.co/JZfiQotb3K
Shipwreck cargo dating back over 3,000 years was discovered in the Mediterranean Sea. https://t.co/Up7beTEMcU
Archeologists have found an urn of wine in Spain that is more than 2,000 years old, making it the "oldest wine ever discovered," researchers said in a new study. https://t.co/ljLmwQacVE
A 2000 year-old vintage: The world's oldest @wine discovered — Reports Dr. Tim Sandle. https://t.co/0KYMx8kTjx