8,600-year-old bread found in Türkiye's ancient proto-city Çatalhöyük
An 8,600-year-old piece of bread has been found in a structure resembling an oven in Çatalhöyük, south-central Türkiye, one of the first places in the world where urban settlement has been recorded. Located in the Çumra district of Konya, Çatalhöyük, where approximately 8,000 people lived together during the Neolithic period, a structure resembling an oven was discovered in an area known as "Space 66," characterized by adobe houses with interconnected roofs accessed from above. Near the severely damaged oven, a palm-sized artifact was found containing wheat, barley, and pea seeds, likely used for food.
- Turkey
- Published Date: 06:01 | 05 March 2024
- Modified Date: 06:39 | 05 March 2024