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Ancient Beer Tab Proves Workers Have Always Preferred Getting Paid in Alcohol

Posted on April 19, 2026April 19, 2026 By Don MacLeod

There’s nothing quite like having a drink to celebrate payday — turns out this tradition dates back 4,000 years, and the receipts are literal. Scientists at the National Museum of Denmark have just deciphered a clay tablet from ancient Umma (modern-day southern Iraq) that records beer payments to workers. Not…

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