HISTORY
You walk into your local bar and order a beer. Your server brings your order, along with a few snacks to nibble on while sipping your brew: dates and some dried fish.
This was probably the experience for patrons at what might be the world’s oldest-known bar.
Archaeologists recently excavated a site in Iraq, dating from around 2 700 BCE in the ancient Sumerian city-state of Lagash. They think it could contain the oldest tavern discovered.
“We found the remains of
