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…