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flag Stone Age Europeans cooked complex, regional meals in pottery, using processed plants and meats, revealing early culinary culture.

flag A 2026 study of ancient pottery from Northern and Eastern Europe reveals Stone Age people cooked complex meals combining fish, meat, and diverse plants like berries, grasses, and roots, using pottery for more than storage. flag Researchers analyzed 58 fragments from 13 sites, finding evidence of regional food traditions and deliberate cooking, including toxic plants like guelder rose berries and amaranthaceae, processed to make them safe and flavorful. flag The findings, based on chemical and microscopic analysis, show early Europeans used pottery for sophisticated cooking, indicating cultural identity shaped food practices.

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