A 2018 Smithsonian Magazine report on charred bread remains recovered from stone fireplaces at the Shubayqa 1 site in northeastern Jordan, radiocarbon dated to roughly 14,400 years ago, predating the advent of agriculture by at least 4,000 years.
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PublisherSmithsonian Magazine
URLhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-evidence-bread-baked-advent-agriculture-180969667/
Source Typereference
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Archaeologists Discover Evidence of Bread Baked Before the Advent of Agriculture (Smithsonian Magazine)
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This source backs 10 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.
- Culinary Techniques, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Food Traditions, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
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