25 The oldest Bread
The small corner of a so-called pointed pastry is the oldest known pastry in Europe.
Due to poor preservation conditions, remains of food from prehistoric times are extremely rare. This inconspicuous piece of a pastry is therefore one of the most important finds for the study of human food habits. According to scientific analysis, it is the remains of a small loaf of cereal bread. The exhibition shows the original as well as a re-baked specimen.
Info: Showcase 25
Pointed Pastry (Replica)
Age: 1980 - 2000 n. Chr. (?) Recent past
Recent past:
Material: Wheat
Pointed Pastry
Age: 800 - 500 v. Chr. Iron Age
Iron Age: With the beginning of iron smelting around 700 BC, the new, harder iron took the place of bronze. The Iron Age is the third major period in human history after the Stone Age and the Bronze Age. In northern Europe it is divided into the Pre-Roman Iron Age, which covers the period from the end of the Bronze Age to the expansion of the Roman Empire at the turn of the century. And the Roman Imperial Period, in which the completely new way of life introduced by the Romans, can also be clearly seen in Free Germania. With the introduction of writing, European prehistory ends - early history begins.
Material: Wheat
Location: Ovelgönne