Archaeologists have discovered a tavern in Iraq that was built in 2700 BC. The researchers found that the tavern was divided into an outdoor dining area and a room with benches and an oven, CNN reported..

Remains of food and even ancient utensils were found in this room..

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According to archaeologists, they originally ended up in an open courtyard.. It was difficult to excavate here, as it was " The researchers returned to the site a few months later and widened the trench.. After that, they were able to find a "

The first remarkable detail that was discovered by scientists was the stove. "

Lagash, now the city of al-Hiba, was one of the oldest and largest cities in southern Mesopotamia, inhabited from the fifth millennium to the middle of the second millennium BC and covering an area of \u200b\u200balmost three square kilometers..

The city is an important archaeological site, the last season of excavations started here in 2019. In previous studies, scientists have focused mainly on religious architecture and the study of the elite..

But in the course of new research, scientists decided to focus on "

The discovery of the tavern confirms the view that the society of that time did not consist only of the elite and slaves, but also included the middle class..

“The fact that you have a public gathering place where people can sit down and have a pint of beer and eat fish stew shows that they are not working under the tyranny of kings,” Goodman said..

Previously, archaeologists discovered in Egypt the burial of an eight-year-old child who was buried along with 142 dogs.. The discovery was made in Cairo and is dated between the first century BC and the first century AD..