Egyptian queen tomb discovery yields sealed jars of wine from 5,000 years ago, plus 'exciting information'

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Egyptian queen tomb discovery yields sealed jars of wine from 5,000 years ago, plus 'exciting information'
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Scientists have discovered sealed jars of wine from 5,000 years ago in an Egyptian queen's tomb.The find, one of the oldest ever, was among the "grave goods" for Queen Meret-Neith in Abydos, from 3,000 BC, according to SWNS, the British news service.

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It's my sad duty to inform you of the following upsetting news...

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"The wine was no longer liquid and we can’t tell if it was red or white."

Does… does wine become solid over thousands of years?

Through evaporation, yes, the solids in the wine would be left as a residue.