Archeologists discover world’s ‘oldest’ bread in Turkey

Turkish archeologists have found the world’s oldest known bread, dating back to 6600 BC, at the Çatalhöyük archeological site in Konya.

According to CNN, the discovery was made in a largely destroyed oven structure in an area called “Mekan 66,” where adjoining mudbrick houses were found.

The archeologists also found wheat, barley, pea seeds, and a palm-sized, round, “spongy” residue near the oven. Analyses determined that the organic residue was 8,600-year-old, uncooked, fermented bread.