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Archaeologists in Turkey discovered the remains of the world’s oldest loaf of bread, humans’ first ever attempts at fermentation and baking.

In 2025, archaeologists at the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in central Turkey discovered bread fragments from approximately 8,600 years ago, possibly the oldest bread ever found. These charred remains ...
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Turkey’s Ministry of Culture claims that the 12,000-year-old ruins at Karahan Tepe may be the first example of humans creating self-portraits

Humans have been creating artwork for a very long time, with things like cave paintings coming from prehistoric humans. It is largely believed that more complex artwork, such as sculptures, couldn’t ...