Yalda night or Cheleh night is one of the oldest Iranian festivals, which, like Nowruz and Charbansore, have been remembered from the ancient history of Iran. This night is the longest of all the nights of the year and our ancestors celebrated it every year. Yalda night actually starts from sunset on the last day …
New research strengthens the case that people used the chocolate ingredient cacao in South America 5,400 years ago, underscoring the seed’s radical transformation into today’s Twix bars and M&M candies. Tests indicate traces of cacao on artifacts from an archeological site in Ecuador, according to a study published Monday. That’s about 1,500 years older than …
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The Hittites were an Anatolian peoplewho played an important role in establishing first a kingdom in Kussara (before 1750 BC), then the Kanesh or Nesha kingdom (c. 1750–1650 BC), and next an empire centered on Hattusa in north-central Anatolia (around 1650 BC). The 4,000-year-old Hittite cuisine was cooked in Alacahöyük, an important Neolithic settlement and …
