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Everything We Know About the 2,300-Year-Old Beer Found Inside an Ancient Tomb

When archaeologists raid ancient tombs, they usually uncover the trinkets and tchotchkes people hoped to carry with them into the afterlife.

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When archaeologists raid ancient tombs, they usually uncover the trinkets and tchotchkes people hoped to carry with them into the afterlife.

According to a new study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, some researchers who rated the tomb of a guy who died in China 2300 years ago wanted to ensure he could party hard in the afterlife as he was buried with a large bronze bottle filled with 3.7 liters of ancient Chinese beer, all of which was sealed inside of the tomb near the Great Wall of China.

The discovery was made inside Tomb M39 at the Shanjiabo cemetery in northern China, dating back........

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