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4,700-year-old “tavern” complete with fridge, oven and food, unearthed in Iraq

The scene is thousands of years old, yet still familiar

Newsroom January 26 09:38

Working over a massive oven, cooks prepared meals in bulk and placed them on nearby shelves, ready to be served.

Diners came to sit on the tavern’s benches, eating and drinking their fill.

The scene is thousands of years old, yet still familiar.

Archaeologist Holly Pittman was working at the Lagash archaeological site in Iraq when her phone rang, she told McClatchy News on Wednesday, Jan. 25.

On the other end of the line was the excited voice of the project’s field director.

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“We have a tavern!,” the field director told Pittman.

Immediately, Pittman got in a car and headed to see what remained of the ancient Sumerian tavern.

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