Patrick McGovern, the ‘Indiana Jones of Ancient Alcohol,’ Dies at 80

Patrick McGovern, the ‘Indiana Jones of Ancient Alcohol,’ Dies at 80

Patrick McGovern, an archaeologist who analyzed ancient cauldrons, shards of pottery and broken bottles to discover and then recreate the alcoholic beverages that intoxicated prehistoric civilizations, including booze found in the tomb of King Midas, died on Aug. 24 at his home in Media, Pa. He was 80. His death was announced by the Penn Museum at the University of Pennsylvania, where he had been the scientific director of the Biomolecular Archa…