Focaccia: A Neolithic culinary tradition dating back 9,000 years ago

Italian Focaccia Bread Dates Back 9,000 Years, New Study Reveals

Italian Focaccia seasoned with animal fat. Credit: Sergio Taranto / CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of sophisticated baking practices in the Fertile Crescent during the Late neolithic period, dating back to 7000–5000 BC. Among their discoveries are flatbreads that may be precursors to Italian focaccia, prepared using specialized clay trays. The findings shed light on one of the earliest agricultural societies, highlighting…

Focaccia: A Neolithic culinary tradition dating back 9,000 years ago - Conservative Angle

A new study indicates that during the Late Neolithic, between 7000 and 5000 BCE, the fully agricultural communities in the Fertile Crescent region of the Near East, developed a complex culinary tradition that included the baking of large loaves of bread and 'focaccias' with different flavors on special trays known to archaeologists as husking trays. The post Focaccia: A Neolithic culinary tradition dating back 9,000 years ago appeared first on C…

Focaccia likely originated in Mesopotamia, not Rome

Focaccia has been a staple of Italian meals since at least ancient Rome, but new research indicates the flatbread’s origins date as far back as the Neolithic Era. According to some archeologists, Mesopotamian communities may have even started baking large loaves of shared bread between 7,000 and 5,000 BCE—thousands of miles away from their modern Roman associations. Get the Popular Science newsletter Breakthroughs, discov…

Focaccia: A Neolithic culinary tradition dating back 9,000 years ago

A study led by researchers from the UAB and the University La Sapienza in Rome indicates that during the Late Neolithic, between 7000 and 5000 BCE, the fully agricultural communities in the Fertile Crescent region of the Near East, developed a complex culinary tradition that included the baking of large loaves of bread and "focaccias" with different flavors on special trays known to archaeologists as husking trays.

Focaccia: A Neolithic Culinary Tradition Dating Back 9,000 Years Ago

ROME — A study led by researchers from the UAB and the University La Sapienza in Rome indicates that during the Late Neolithic, between 7000 and 5000 BCE, the fully agricultural communities in the Fertile Crescent region of the Near East, developed a complex culinary tradition that included the baking of large loaves of bread and “focaccias” with different flavours on special trays known to archaeologists as husking trays. The study was publishe…