World’s oldest bar? Archaeologists find a nearly 5,000-year-old tavern.

You walk into your local bar and order a beer. Your server brings your order, along with a few snacks to nibble on while sipping your brew: dates and some dried fish.

This was likely the experience for patrons at what might be the world’s oldest-known bar.

Archaeologists recently excavated a site in Iraq dating to around 2700 B.C. in the ancient Sumerian city-state of Lagash that they think could contain the oldest tavern ever discovered.