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World’s first bakers?

Video World’s first bakers?

TLF ID M025162

When did humans begin grinding seeds to make flour? Many people believe bread-making began in Egypt or Mesopotamia as long as 17,000 years ago. Archaeologists have recently found evidence that Indigenous Australians were producing flour 65,000 years ago. Were they the world’s first bakers?

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7; 8; 9; 10

Topics Aboriginal history Land custodianship Soil degradation Agriculture Environmental management Sustainable development Artefacts Historians Migration Attitudes Australian history Sacred places Water resources Bread Chinese history Climate change Imperialism Food availability Environmental stewardship Indian history Indonesian history Japanese history Torres Strait Islander history Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Historical sources Archaeologists Traditional knowledge
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  • History
  • Geography

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