Focaccia: A Neolithic culinary tradition dating back 9,000 years ago

Focaccia: A Neolithic culinary tradition dating back 9,000 years ago

A study led by researchers from the UAB and the University La Sapienza in Rome indicates that during the Late Neolithic, between 7000 and 5000 BCE, the fully agricultural communities in the Fertile Crescent region of the Near East, developed a complex culinary tradition that included the baking of large loaves of bread and “focaccias” with different flavors on special trays known to archaeologists as husking trays. A study led by researchers from the UAB and the University La Sapienza in Rome indicates that during the Late Neolithic, between 7000 and 5000 BCE, the fully agricultural communities in the Fertile Crescent region of the Near East, developed a complex culinary tradition that included the baking of large loaves of bread and “focaccias” with different flavors on special trays known to archaeologists as husking trays. Archaeology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories

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