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Abstract of the paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Pop-science story on CBC

tl;dr: Bread-making (the unleavened sort, at least) predates farming by four millennia. Apparently, the recipe is an acquired taste.


So... what is this the best thing since? Wink
Chewing on unaltered grass seeds, I guess?
After 14,500 years it's probably gone a bit stale.....
It was burnt, too.