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Archaeologists at Necmettin Erbakan University have uncovered what is believed to be the world’s oldest bread in central Anatolia, Turkey. The bread found at the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük — one of the largest and best-preserved sites of its kind — is estimated to be around 8,600 years old, dating back to 6600 BCE. The rare and unexpected discovery highlights just how advanced the culinary practices of early agrarian societies were. Understanding ÇatalhöyükÇatalhöyük is located southeast of modern-day Konya and not far from Mount Hasan. It began as a modest settlement around 7500 BCE. Howeve…