100 ancient recipies

ANCIENT MEALS · 025 / 100 Late Neolithic to early Chalcolithic farming community · Çatalhöyük West Mound, central Anatolia, modern Turkey · Approximately 5900–5800 BCE Evidence: archaeological reconstruction. The historical evidence and modern cooking choices are distinguished below. Jump to recipe An ingredient list inside a pot A bowl can keep a memory even when no recipe was written down. At Çatalhöyük West, in central Anatolia, researchers studied proteins preserved in deposits on pottery dating approximately 5900–5800 BCE. The published research by Jessica Hendy and colleagues identifies cereals, pulses and dairy among the foods represented. This offers a much more specific starting point than simply gathering ingredients known somewhere in the ancient world. Generated illustration of the modern recipe adaptation; its appearance is not archaeological evidence. The research team’s explanation names barley and wheat, peas and vetches, and milk from sheep, goats and cattle. It als...