Ancient Cereal Rings Found by Archaeologists at a Bronze Age Site

Discovered at Stillfried an der March in Austria, an old Bronze Age site, were these strange cereal rings. Led by Andreas G. Heiss along with his colleagues from Austrian Archaeological Institute (ÖAW-ÖAI), the analysis confirmed that these ring-shaped objects were created from dough derived from barley and wheat. 

The researchers were able to determine that the dough was made from fine-quality flour and then most likely shaped from wet cereal mixture and dried without baking. This time-consuming preparation process differs from other foods known from the site, leading the study’s authors to suggest that these cereal rings may not have been made for eating.

If they were not made for eating, then what were they made for?

Read more details about this discovery at Geek.com.

(Image Credit: ÖAW-OREA / B. Biederer)


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