Editor’s note: This is part of a series called “The Day Tomorrow Began,” which explores the history of breakthroughs at UChicago. Learn more here. The “Fertile Crescent,” a term coined by University ...

According to scientists, between 7000 and 5000 B.C., agricultural communities in the Fertile Crescent region of the Middle East baked large loaves of bread similar to modern focaccia. Research ...