A 2018 Smithsonian Magazine report on charred bread remains recovered from stone fireplaces at the Shubayqa 1 site in northeastern Jordan, radiocarbon dated to roughly 14,400 years ago, predating the advent of agriculture by at least 4,000 years.
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PublisherSmithsonian Magazine
URLhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-evidence-bread-baked-advent-agriculture-180969667/
Source Typereference
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