The oldest known domesticated fruit is the fig, dating back over 11,000 years in Jordan's Lower-Middle Paleolithic period.
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Archaeologists discovered figs stored in a house in the Jordan Valley, making them the earliest evidence of domesticated fruit in the world. These figs predate the domestication of wheat and barley, indicating that humans experimented with cultivating certain fruits even before settling down as agricultural societies. They were likely valued for their sweetness and high nutritional content.
