On the excavations of the ancient city of Philippi found traces of the most ancient wine in the world.
According to experts, the age of clay products has more than 6 thousand years.
Content analysis revealed in the tanks residual traces of the most ancient wine in the world. If to tell more precisely, in clay vessels were traces of red, not white wine. However, all that is left of the once liquid of the drink that is frozen sediment. Close the jars were also fossilized remains of crushed grapes. They were waiting in the wings in a dilapidated fire building, built more than six centuries ago.
Location of excavation is in the prehistoric settlement Dikili Tash, is situated 1.2 km from the ancient city of Philippi.
Thanks to this discovery, scientists-researchers will be able to learn the history of winemaking and the geographic localization of the consumption of the drink ancient civilizations