The world of Egyptology was in a state of high excitement last night as news broke that the remains of a plate of pie and mash had been unearthed during an excavation just outside Cairo in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Professor, Toby Dell, from Sheffield University, whose team discovered the artifact, told reporters: “This is a truly groundbreaking discovery which reinforces the theory that pie and mash was popular among ancient civilisations, and in particular, the Egyptians, who were believed to have gorged themselves on platefuls of it before hauling the huge stones that were used to build the pyramids.
“At this stage, we cannot conclusively say whether it was a double pie and mash as we have yet to chip away some of the sandstone from the plate, but we can tell you that the mash was perfectly preserved and would probably be fine to eat after a dusting off and a few minutes in the microwave”
This latest archaeological discovery is the most important find since a tub of perfectly preserved jellied eels from 69AD was found amongst the ruins of Pompei by a team of archaeologists from Shoreditch in 1957.
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