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Ancient Greek casserole and brazier, 6th/4th century BC, exhibited in the Ancient Agora Museum in Athens, housed in the Stoa of Attalus. Two cooking pots (Grapen) from medieval Hamburg c. 1200 –1400 AD Replica of a Viking cooking-pot hanging over a fire Kitchen in the Uphagen's House in Long Market, Gdańsk, Poland
Redware as a single word is a term for at least two types of pottery of the last few centuries, in Europe and North America. Red ware as two words is a term used for pottery, mostly by archaeologists, found in a very wide range of places. However, these distinct usages are not always adhered to, especially when referring to the many different ...
Europe's oldest pottery, dating from circa 6700 BC, was found on the banks of the Samara River in the middle Volga region of Russia. [101] These sites are known as the Yelshanka culture. The early inhabitants of Europe developed pottery in the Linear Pottery culture slightly later than the Near East, circa 5500–4500 BC. In the ancient Western ...
Throughout Europe, the most important new food in the 19th century was the potato, which had three major advantages over other foods for the consumer: its lower rate of spoilage, its bulk (which easily satisfied hunger) and its cheapness. The crop slowly spread across Europe, becoming a major staple by mid-century, especially in Ireland.
1625: Watermelons are widespread in Europe, as a minor garden crop. [33] 1629: First introduction of watermelons in North America, in Massachusetts. [33] ~1650: Watermelons are now common around the New World. [33] 1650-1765: Spreading of potato cultivation in the Netherlands. [20] 1651: The government mandates the cultivation of potatoes in ...
Gold coins buried in a small pot and dated to the fifth century B.C. were discovered in modern-day Turkey. ... the gold coins—which were originally discovered in 2023, but only recently okayed ...
In South America, agriculture began as early as 9000 BC, starting with the cultivation of several species of plants that later became only minor crops. In the Andes of South America, the potato was domesticated between 8000 BC and 5000 BC, along with beans , squash , tomatoes , peanuts , coca , llamas , alpacas , and guinea pigs .
Sandals buried in a bat cave in southern Spain may be the oldest footwear ever discovered in Europe, scientists said this week, estimating that they could be up to 6,200 years old.. Baskets, tools ...