Oldest surviving straws hint at ancient culture of communal beer drinking

newatlas.com ^ | January 19, 2022 | Nick Lavars

[BenLurkin]

ping

[C210N]

could just as easily be proof that ancient cultures got high on cocaine

[C210N]

after all, they clearly did not have $100 bills.

[BenLurkin]

Credit: Viktor Trifonov

Credit: Viktor Trifonov

[BenLurkin]

I guess if they had found cocaine residue in there instead of barley, then sure.

[BenLurkin]

[Fido969]

Beer with straws? What was it, ladies night?

[Red Badger]

Beer thru a straw?.........................yuck!...........

[xp38]

As long as they weren’t plastic eh?

[NautiNurse]

Recently found the world’s second oldest straws in the back of the kitchen junk drawer. The plastic disintegrated upon touch. Very disappointing, as we needed straws for the takeout milkshakes because the new shop didn’t have any straws yet. So, we used spoons, which do not result in the same milkshake satisfaction. Alas, I digress...

[ferret_airlift]

I don’t know if these are like that, but some of those straws had rough filters in them, to filter the beer as you drank it, as the beer itself was unfiltered.

[Magnum44]

I thought only pirates drink beer through a straw?

[bunkerhill7]

That was the straw that broke the Camelback Beer.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Evidence of straws completely disappeared after 3,000 BC due to the ban.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Straw #1 in the first photo was a prototype that didn’t work out and was abandoned.

[csvset]

[Daffynition]

You are doing it wrong.

[dynachrome]

Looks like vacuum cleaner attachments.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks BL.