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The world’s oldest bread crumbs found to date were excavated from the stone-lined fireplace in the center of this photo.
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Following a New Trail of Crumbs to Agriculture’s Origins

Tobias Richter and Amaia Arranz-Otaegui
Archaeologists have found tiny pieces of ancient bread from hunter-gatherers that predate agriculture by about 4,000 years.