Archaeologists have discovered bread dating back some 8,600 years at Çatalhöyük, a Neolithic site in central Turkey.
At a Neolithic settlement in Turkey, archaeologists have discovered bread that is nearly 8,600 years old. It was reported by Arkeonews.
During excavations at the settlement of Çatal Göyük in central Turkey, archaeologists discovered a destroyed oven. Around it lay seeds of wheat, barley, peas, as well as some food-looking finds.
Analysis revealed that the small, round, spongy residue was fermented bread dating back to 6600 BC.
“The fact that the structure is covered with thin clay allows all the organic remains, both wood and grain, to survive to this day,” said Ali Umut Turkcan, one of the participants in the excavation.
The oldest known evidence of sourdough bread comes from Egypt, he said, while the new find predates all others, making it the oldest bread in the world.
“We can say that the find from Çatalhöyük is the oldest bread in the world. It is a smaller version of a bread. It has a fingerprint in the middle, it was not baked, but it was fermented and survived until here. day with starch inside. There is no such example yet,” – assured Turkjan.
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