When Was Bread Invented? – The Fact a Day – #131

Fact #131

Overview:
In today’s fact we learn about Bread! Mr. Toes teaches us how long ago bread is believed to have been invented and has a visit from his uncle.

The Fact a Day:
Did you know that…Grinding stones have been found from 30,000 years ago, but the oldest bread fossils found to date place actual bread at 14,000 years ago in Jordan. It was a flatbread, something similar to Chapati’s (India) or Tortillas (Mexico). A flat wrap essentially, but still considered to be the earliest known bread.

Fact References:

1. http://lyonbakery.com/the-origin-of-bread/#:~:text=According%20to%20history%2C%20the%20earliest,)%20or%20tortillas%20(Mexico). 
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/
3. https://www.npr.org/
4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/