Recently, archaeologists found an ancient tavern site dating back to 2700 BC in the ancient Iraqi city of Lagesh. It is understood that archaeologists found this ancient tavern buried about 5.8 meters underground in the site. The tavern is divided into an open-air courtyard restaurant and a room, in which there are benches, ovens, and an ancient refrigerator with a history of 5000 years. In addition, dozens of conical bowls containing fish residues were also found.
Holly Pittman, an archaeologist at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Rajash Archaeology Project, said that the discovery meant that the ancient society was not only composed of elites and enslaved people, but also included a group of ancient middle classes. Another archaeologist from the University of Pennsylvania, Goodman Reed Goodman, said that in fact, there was a public gathering place at that time where people could sit down and drink and eat fish. They were not working under the tyranny of the king. These objects show us a more colorful history of ancient cities.
The archaeological excavation in Lagash was carried out by the Penn Museum of the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Cambridge and the State Board of Antiques and Heritage of Iraq. During the excavation, unmanned aerial vehicle photography and gene analysis were used. Editor/He Yuting
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