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Already in its early development, wine became associated with ritual consumption based on the context of some archaeological finds. This includes being used for libations to gods and the dead. Very likely, the alcoholic properties also gave it a mystical aspect. By the 4th millennium BCE, wine from some regions began to be seen as being of high quality and sought after. In the prehistoric Egyptian king Scorpion, the tomb found contained about 700 jars filled with wine from the Levant (Israel and Lebanon).

==Spread of Wine==