Paid in Beer
WHS where records exist that workers at the site have been paid in beer.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Ahwar of Southern Iraq | 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. | |
| Frontiers of the Roman Empire | 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)”. | |
| Pyramids (Memphis) | During the construction of the Great Pyramids in Giza, Egypt, each worker got a daily ration of four to five liters of beer. |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Paid in Beer?
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- Not be "self evident"
- Link at least 3 different sites
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- Add some knowledge or insight (whether significant or trivial!) about WHS for the users of this site
- Be explained, with reference to a source