Archaeologists hope the discovery will illuminate the lives of ordinary people in the world’s first cities. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LAGASH, Iraq - Archaeologists in southern Iraq have uncovered the remains of a tavern dating back nearly 5,000 years they hope will illuminate the lives of ordinary people in the world’s first cities.
Fish and animal bones were found in the bowls, alongside evidence of beer drinking, which was widespread among the Sumerians. “We call it a tavern because beer is by far the most common drink, even more than water, for the Sumerians”, she said, noting that in one of the temples excavated in the area “there was a beer recipe that was found on a cuneiform tablet”.
“Lagash was one of the important cities of southern Iraq,” Iraqi archaeologist Baker Azab Wali told AFP, after working with the US-Italian team on the site. Detailed analysis would need to be carried out on the samples taken during the excavations the team completed in November.
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