Some pub history in the UK – the last few thousand years

Some pub history in the UK – the last few thousand years. The First Taverns were actually in Ancient Sumer (Mesopotamia), circa 2700 BC. Archaeologists have uncovered a public eating–drinking house at the site of Lagash (in modern day southern Iraq), dated to around 2700 BC. This so called “tavern” featured benches, serving dishes (some with fish and … Read more