ビールの発祥地はドイツではなく、エジプトでした。日本がお酒を神様に供えるように、エジプトででは、ビールが作られていたのですね。王室の儀式で飲むと書かれてますが、講師のDimmaによると、一般人も飲むことができたそうです。
それは、ピラミッドの建築などで働いた賃金がビールで支払われたから。その時の土器ボトルも見つかったそうです。
Dimmaが作成したサマリーを最後に載せてます。彼のような講師に巡り合うと、勉強しなくちゃ申し訳ない気持ちになります。
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American and Egyptian archaeologists have found what could be the world's oldest known beer factory at one of Egypt's most prominent archaeological sites.
考古学者たちは、最も古いだろうと知られているビール醸造所を発見したーエジプトのも最も有名な遺跡のひとつで
Mostafa Waziri, secretary general of the ＊Supreme Council of Antiquities, said the factory was found in Abydos, an ancient burial ground in the desert west of the Nile River, over 450 kilometers south of Cairo.
He said the factory probably dates back to the time of King Narmer, who unified ancient Egypt at the beginning of the First Dynastic Period, which lasted from 3150 BC to 2613 BC.
Archaeologists found eight large spaces, each 20 meters long and 2.5 meters wide, each with about 40 basins in two rows.
These basins were used to heat up a mixture of grains and water to produce beer, Waziri said.
Dr. Matthew Adams, co-chair of the mission, said the factory was likely built in this area to provide beer for royal rituals, since archaeologists found evidence that beer was used for such a purpose.
醸造所は王室の儀式に提供するビールのためこの地域に建てられたようだ。考古学者はそのような目的のため使われたという証拠を見つけた。
The factory was actually first mentioned by British archaeologists in the early 1900s, but they couldn't determine its location, the antiquities ministry said.
Abydos was used in every period of early Egyptian history, from prehistoric times through to the Roman era, which began in 30 BC.
With its many cemeteries and temples, Abydos is known for its monuments to Osiris, ancient Egypt's god of the underworld.
この地域 Abydosは先史時代(文字使用以前の時代）からローマ時代を通して、初期のエジプトの歴史において すべての時代に使われた。
墓地や神殿が多くあり、にAbydosは 古代エジプトの冥界の神として知られているOsirisのモニュメントがあることで
Egypt has announced numerous ancient discoveries in the past few years in the hope of attracting more tourists to the country.
エジプトは多くの古代発見物をここ数年で発表してきたーーこの国への旅行者をひきつけることを目指して
The tourism industry has struggled in the uncertain political environment since Hosni Mubarak was removed from power in 2011, and the industry's problems have only been made worse by the coronavirus pandemic.
＊Hosni Mubarakが、2011年政権を手放してから不安定な政治環境のなか旅行業界も悪戦苦闘していたところに
あいにく、コロナのため、産業の問題が悪化してしまった。
＊Hosni Mubarakーエジプトの軍人、 政治家。共和政エジプト第4代大統領（第2代エジプト・アラブ共和国大統領）として約30年にもわたる長期政権を維持したが、2011年の革命によって失脚。
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Recently American and Egyptian archaeologists unearthed a very important discovery in Egyptians prominent archaeological place Abydos where they found basins in which first beer in the world was was produced.
Archaeologists found evidence that this beer was not used for drinking like today but actually it was part of a royal rituals so the gravity of this discovery is maybe even more significant as it offers a new glimpse （垣間見る）into the customs and life in ancient Egypt.
Abydos, a place there this beer factory was found, has a very special place in Egyptian history as it contains monuments to Osiris, ancient Egypt's god of the underworld who was venerated （崇拝された）and feared by ancient Egyptians.
These type of big archaeological discoveries seem to be very common in recent years in Egypt, perhaps because Egyptian government is trying to find a way to attract foreign tourists since Egyptian tourism is having a lot of plights due to unstable political situation and Coronavirus pandemic which reduced number of tourists drastically.
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