Made Of

Everything is made of something.
← What it takes
What it leads to →

Nothing comes before this. As far as physics can tell, this is where it starts.

4steps from the big bang
0things can go into it

barley

NaturalLiving

One of the first grains ever farmed, around 10,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent.

First appearedc. 8,000 BCE
Goes into

One of the first grains ever farmed, around 10,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent.

From the big bang to barley

The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.

big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago
water4.4 bn yrs ago
maltdate unknown
barleyc. 8,000 BCE