According to the scientific community, this type of discovery is extremely rare because plants are nearly impossible to find in archaeological deposits due to degradation.
“This is an extraordinary discovery, if you consider that of all domesticated plants, wheat is the most widely grown crop in the world and the most important food grain source for humans, lying at the core of many contemporary culinary traditions,” says University of York archeologist André Colonese.
The discovery will enable researchers to gather information on when and how wheat spread throughout the continental landmass.