Sherd pottery fragments are seen at the newly-excavated trench at the site of the ancient city-state of Lagash, in Iraq's al-Shatra district of the southern Dhi Qar province on February 11, 2023. - Italian and US archaeologists excavating in Lagash in southern Iraq have unearthed a Sumerian "tavern" nearly 5,000 years old, complete with benches, a cooling system acting as a refrigerator, and bowls containing leftover food. (Photo by Asaad NIAZI / AFP) (Photo by ASAAD NIAZI/AFP via Getty Images)
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