The First Bakers 14,400 Years Ago
Turns out that 14,400 years ago, at least 4,000 years before the start of agriculture, people were already trying to find a recipe for delicious pita. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen found a small campsite that belonged to a culture known as the Natufians, and in the campsite, they found bread-like products that sparked their curiosity. It appeared this culture already had ovens and the remains found in them show that Natufians collected wild cereals and tubers in order to make flour for bread. It is believed that this type of recipe was not an ordinary everyday dish but rather a treat reserved for special occasions. Besides that, scientists at Stanford University analyzed residues from three Natufian stone mortars and found evidence proving that Natufians were brewing beer from wild wheat and barley 13,000 years ago. These two discoveries may prove that our ancestors were bakers and brewers way before the dawn of agriculture.