4steps from the big bang
118things can go into it
flour
MaterialFood
People were grinding wild plants, including cattail roots and grass seeds, into flour at least 30,000 years ago, long before farming.
First appearedAbout 30,000 years ago
Made Of
Everything is made of something.← What it takes
What it leads to →
People were grinding wild plants, including cattail roots and grass seeds, into flour at least 30,000 years ago, long before farming.
From the big bang to flour
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
wheat10,000 yrs ago
flourc. 30,000 yrs ago