Researchers from Stanford University in California (USA) have found new evidence of beer wages in Mesopotamia. Scientists' words are confirmed by an ancient artifact found in the city of Uruk and dated 3300 BC.
An artifact made of clay was found in southern Mesopotamia. Its approximate age reaches 5 thousand years and it is one of the oldest. The plate shows the head of a person, which is from a bowl. The conical bowl means beer, and the marks on the clay tablet show how many portions of the frothy drink were dispensed daily to each worker.
Uruk existed for 4 thousand years and is considered the oldest metropolis. Even in the epic of Gilgamash there are references to him. The locals were highly developed and brewed beer at that time. It is believed that contaminated water could have caused the foamy drink to settle.
A similar practice was used in ancient Egypt. The workers involved in the construction of the pyramids received 4-5 liters of a low-alcohol drink daily.
Tatiana Dzhanabilova