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2025年6月28日「モバイル英語学習」第885号(英語のエッセイ): A 5,000-Year-Old Wine Jar Discovered in Egypt

Notes
pharaoh ファラオ;
jar 瓶，つぼ;
seal 密封する;
BCE before the Common Era 紀元前;
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A team of researchers found a very old wine jar in the tomb of Queen Merneith, who is thought to be the first female pharaoh of Egypt. The jar is about 5,000 years old. It was discovered in Abydos, Egypt, by a group led by Dr. Christina Köhler. They found hundreds of jars, many of them still sealed and in good shape.

Even though the wine inside was no longer liquid, scientists found grape seeds and other small remains. These are now being studied. This jar might be the second oldest wine ever found in human history.

Queen Merneith’s tomb was built around 3000 BCE. It is surrounded by more than 40 other small tombs, likely for her helpers. This shows that she was a very important person in ancient Egypt. Dr. Köhler said that this discovery helps us learn more about Queen Merneith and life during her time.
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2025年6月7日「モバイル英語学習」第882号(英語のエッセイ): Discovering 2700-Year-Old Artefacts

Notes:
archaeologist – 考古学者;
artefact – 出土品、人工遺物;
pottery 陶器;
neolithic – 新石器時代の;
metallurgical – 冶金学の
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Archaeologists in Assam, India, have rediscovered the ancient Daojali Hading site and found important objects from about 2,700 years ago. This site is in Dima Hasao district and was first studied in the 1960s. For the first time, the team found iron materials at the site. This could mean it is the earliest place in northeast India where people used iron. The items found include stone tools, pottery, and polished arrowheads. These discoveries suggest that people lived in this area long ago, possibly from Austroasiatic-speaking groups. Some tools even show connections with China and Southeast Asia. If testing confirms the age of the iron objects, this discovery could change what we know about the history of metal use in India.
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