Paid in Beer

Uruk: A Tablet Has Been Discovered That Describes Beer Production At The Inanna Temple In Uruk And Beer Was Given To Workers As Part Of Their Daily Rations.

Near Hadrian's Wall, The Vindolanda Tablets Include “A Polite Request For Beer To Be Sent To The Garrison (Which Had Entirely Consumed Its Previous Stock Of Beer)”.
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During The Construction Of The Great Pyramids In Giza, Egypt, Each Worker Got A Daily Ration Of Four To Five Liters Of Beer.
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