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I want to elaborate a little and give the archaeological context for the 'baking bread with no oven' tweet by @SeamusBlackley and to highlight how incredible his backyard experiments are
#OldKingdom bakeries were excavated by @AERA_EGYPT at #Giza in the 1990's. Notice the large bell-shaped bread mould (bedja pot). Bread was mass produced to feed the pyramid builders and was a dietary staple (along with beer and onions) 
Hundreds these bell-shaped bread moulds were found in the bakery- which produce a loaf of bread that would have been more than a foot long! The pots were poorly made, coarse material with dung temper and broke regularly
The #OldKingdom bread keeps rolling out. This is the bread that fed the pyramid work crews. Our genetic analysis are in progress on the yeast, and pottery and construction of the full Ancient Egyptian bakery are underway. #StayTuned #AncientBaking @drserenalove @rbowman1234
Apparently Apple spell correct doesn’t like “analyses.” Or even know it’s a word. Sorry kids.
More. Here we have roasted coriander as an additive as we know that was used in Old Kingdom baking. It smells incredible. Really amazing. Grain, yeast, spices, comfort.
