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Where Is England's Oldest Pub? An Archaeologist Drilled Into 600-Year-Old Timbers to Answer the Contentious Question
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Where Is England's Oldest Pub? An Archaeologist Drilled Into 600-Year-Old Timbers to Answer the Contentious Question
Tree-ring dating shows that a historic tavern in Somerset has been continually operating as an inn since the 1430s, when local monks built it to lodge wool merchants
·Washington, United States
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An archaeological investigation revealed that George Inn, in Somerset, has been running unstoppable since the 1430s, denying legends of competitors
·São Paulo, Brazil
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More than twenty English inns claim to be the oldest in the country. But when an archaeologist tested their claims with historical documents and analysis of wooden beams, many of the legends collapsed. He found the most convincing evidence at The George Inn, which has been welcoming travelers since the Middle Ages.
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