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Archeologists Find World's Oldest Bread
Popular Mechanics ^ | July 17, 2018 | Avery Thompson

Posted on 07/18/2018 6:36:50 AM PDT by C19fan

Bread is life, but according to new research, it might be even more than that. A group of archeologists in northeastern Jordan have found the oldest bread in the world, and their findings show that this bread predates the invention of agriculture by at least 4,000 years. According to this discovery, the hunt for better bread ingredients may have triggered the agricultural revolution, which would make bread largely responsible for all of civilization as we know it.

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen, University College London and University of Cambridge were excavating an archeological site in Jordan when they discovered what appeared to be a prehistoric oven built by the people in that area. The oven was dated to around 14,400 years ago and still had bits of food inside it.

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TOPICS: Food; History
KEYWORDS: agriculture; animalhusbandry; archeology; bread; dietandcuisine; godsgravesglyphs; helixmakemineadouble; huntergatherers
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To: C19fan

They are definitely ancient.

21 posted on 07/18/2018 7:03:53 AM PDT by freedumb2003 ("please pass the winnamins" (/Principled on 6/27/2018))
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To: Honorary Serb

Beer - the cornerstone of civilization.


22 posted on 07/18/2018 7:08:24 AM PDT by Noumenon (When all liberals have is a hammer, every problem is a nail in YOUR coffin.)
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To: C19fan

Darn , and I thought I found it at a Gas Station the other day


23 posted on 07/18/2018 7:12:27 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: C19fan

And it’s still better than Wonder Bread.


24 posted on 07/18/2018 7:12:33 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: freedumb2003

talk about some moldy oldies right there...


25 posted on 07/18/2018 7:12:46 AM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: freedumb2003

All this old stuff...it don’t matter to me.


26 posted on 07/18/2018 7:14:49 AM PDT by moovova
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To: C19fan

So, they actually discovered where the line...
....”Woman, make me a sammich!” originated.


27 posted on 07/18/2018 7:18:40 AM PDT by moovova
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To: All

Beware the leaven of the Pharisees.


28 posted on 07/18/2018 7:25:08 AM PDT by BipolarBob (Papa Johns is being changed to Politically Correct Pizza! Look for our new signs.)
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To: C19fan

Big deal....I found a loaf in the bottom of my fridge older than that....


29 posted on 07/18/2018 7:34:15 AM PDT by nevergore (I have a terrible rash on my covfefe....)
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To: C19fan

If they put it in the microwave for 10 or 15 seconds it ought to soften up and be perfect for a nice ham sammich.


30 posted on 07/18/2018 7:34:26 AM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Russians couldnt have done a better job destroying sacred American institutions than Democrats have)
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To: C19fan
World's Oldest Bread? Aisle 4.


31 posted on 07/18/2018 7:34:38 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Rurudyne

I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison.


32 posted on 07/18/2018 7:36:41 AM PDT by pgkdan (The Silent Majority STILL Stands With TRUMP! WWG1WGA)
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To: C19fan


33 posted on 07/18/2018 7:37:24 AM PDT by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: pgkdan

‘I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison.’

...and drove my pickup home, near the railroad track where the train whistle was blowing...


34 posted on 07/18/2018 7:48:21 AM PDT by IrishBrigade
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To: C19fan

Was it stamped gluten free by the FDA and baked by Ms Ginsberg?


35 posted on 07/18/2018 7:50:52 AM PDT by Karliner (Jeremiah29:11,Romans8:28 Isa 17, Damascus has fallen)
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To: C19fan

Thank Goodness,
I found some in the kitchen this morning that was a runner up.


36 posted on 07/18/2018 8:15:29 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: freedumb2003

Yeah, but they’re classic.


37 posted on 07/18/2018 8:18:28 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: fieldmarshaldj
Thanks fieldmarshaldj.

38 posted on 07/18/2018 10:59:19 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: C19fan

Was it in an olive drab can?


39 posted on 07/18/2018 3:14:34 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: C19fan

And here's the ancient bread they found there...


       

40 posted on 07/18/2018 3:28:50 PM PDT by Songcraft
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