Archaeologists find earliest evidence of bread

Tiny specks of bread found in fireplaces used by hunter-gatherers 14,000 years ago, predating agriculture by thousands of years

Charred crumbs found in a pair of ancient fireplaces have been identified as the earliest examples of bread, suggesting it was being prepared long before the dawn of agriculture.

The remains - tiny lumps a few millimetres in size - were discovered by archaeologists at a site in the Black Desert in north-east Jordan.