World’s Oldest Uncooked Bread Discovered In Turkey

Archaeological remains unearthed around the world keep introducing fascinating stories from the past. Scientists have uncovered truths about how civilisations developed, how society evolved, weapons used, and traditional cooking techniques that kept households running.

The same stands true for a recent discovery of an 8,600-year-old uncooked bread that has been found by archaeologists in Turkey, Istanbul. It has been titled the ‘oldest bread in the world’.

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The discovery has reportedly unveiled cooking techniques that people used in 6600 BC. Scientists have found ‘spongy’, round, and palm-sized residue along with barley, pea, and wheat seeds near a structure that looked like an oven. The uncooked fermented bread is currently being studied to understand other traditional techniques that were used by people in that era.

Uncooked Loaf Of Bread Found In Turkey

According to the press release by Turkey’s Necmettin Erbakan University Science and Technology Research and Application Center (BITAM), this loaf of bread found at the Catalhoyuk site is the oldest uncooked fermented bread in the world.