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Oldest Scientifically Identified Liquid Wine
A Roman funerary urn in Carmona, Spain, preserves wine in liquid form from roughly 2,000 years ago. Archaeochemical analyses identified the originally white wine as the oldest scientifically confirmed surviving liquid wine.
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about2,000years
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- Location
- Carmona, Andalusia, Spain · Carmona Roman mausoleum wine discovery site · Carmona, Seville
- Start date
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- Record status
- VerifiedView verification details ↗Report an issue
Overview
Archive NoteDuring building works in 2019, a Roman family mausoleum was found in Carmona, Spain. A sealed glass cremation urn held a reddish-brown liquid together with the cremated remains of a man.
University of Córdoba researchers analyzed mineral salts using ICP-MS and wine-associated polyphenols using HPLC-MS, identifying the liquid as wine originally made from white grapes. Unlike the fourth-century Speyer bottle, this sample has undergone direct chemical verification.
Record history
1 Milestones- about 2,000 yearsCarmona Roman funerary urn wineCarmona, Andalusia, SpainCurrent Record
Sources
Evidence & ReferencesVerification basis and limitations
VerifiedThe record conclusion has sufficient verification support.
Basis: comparison of consistent primary data
A 2024 peer-reviewed primary archaeochemical study identifies the Carmona urn as the oldest ancient wine preserved in liquid form, with ICP-MS and HPLC-MS confirmation, explicitly distinguishing the untested Speyer bottle. This record is limited to chemically identified liquid wine.
- Verification assessment
- 2026-11-05
- Last editorial review
- 2026-11-05
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