Beer! (2018)
Excavation uncovered a brewery in a North Abydos necropolis believed to date back to approximately 3150 BC. The brewery, with eight areas dedicated to beer production, was able to produce 5,900-gallon batches in large vats secured by clay levers. A joint expedition between researchers from the United States and Egypt believe the beer was for more than drunken fun, though. They believe the brewery may have supplied the frothy beverage for royal rituals and funeral rites. The volume of beer produced at the site, according to New York University archaeologist and joint expedition leader Matthew Adams, would have been enough “to give every person in a 40,000 seat sports stadium a pint.”