Burnt bread shows that our ancestors were baking 4,000 years before agriculture

Monday, July 16, 2018 - 15:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Science Charred flatbread found in a fireplace dates back to 14,400 years ago. A fire was burning in the circular stone fireplace when someone threw in bits of food—cruciferous vegetables, legumes, gazelle meat, and a flat bread. The leftovers from…

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