Acorn bread was staple food in ancient Izeh

From MehrNews.com: Acorn bread was staple food in ancient Izeh.

TEHRAN, Mar. 7 (MNA) -- A little bread oven, a grindstone, and the remains of acorns discovered at the historical site of Izeh in Khuzestan Province indicate that acorns were used as the main flour for baking bread in the region over 3000 years ago.

According to the Ayapir cultural heritage team, almost forty kinds of plant species were discovered during the recent excavation at the site, before it was submerged by the rising waters of the reservoir of the Karun-3 Dam.

Acorns were one of the most common types of vegetable matter discovered at the site, said Hajir Kiani, the head of the team. [continue]

Posted on March 7, 2005 10:40 AM. Filed under: history & archaeology.