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Bearing the first traces of agriculture and husbandry in Anatolia, Boncuklu Mound, Konya, Türkiye

ByElif Duluk
September 13, 2022

Included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, the 9,000-year-old Boncuklu Mound, 9 kilometers from Çatalhöyük, bears the first traces of agriculture and animal husbandry in Anatolia.

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During the excavations of the historical Misis Mound, 3,000-year-old seeds of lentils, peas, wheat, barley and grapes were found

ByAhmet Mengüç
June 19, 2022

Grapes, lentils, broad beans, peas, wheat, and barley seeds going back 3,000 years have been discovered in archaeological digs at Adana Yüreğir’s Misis Ancient City.

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Domestication of wheat

ByAhmet Mengüç
May 18, 2022

Wheat is a grain that now comes in over 25,000 different kinds. Wheat was domesticated at least 12,000 years ago, descended from an ancestor plant called emmer, which still lives today.