The work of art I am going to talk about is how the ancient Egyptians first discovered the art of making modern bread, over 4000 years, in the Neolithic era? The life of the ancient Egyptians depended simply on agriculture; however, the majority of the population was involved in agriculture. Additionally, when the ancient Egyptians discovered leavened bread, they understood the value of leavened bread in their lives. Bread was part of the daily diet of their lives, it was an essential food. Indeed, bread was simply the staff of life for the Egyptians and all of us in the world today. Finally, since the ancient Egyptians discovered leavened bread, they could perhaps be the origin of the first civilization. It was in 3000 BC that the Egyptians began using yeast to produce resurrected cupids. On the other hand, an archaeologist found a loaf of bread in the tomb of King Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II (2055 -2004 BC), it appeared to be around 4,500 years old. However, the loaf of bread is now on display at the Royal Egyptian Museum in Berlin. According to studies, the discovery of King Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II's loaf of bread was considered one of the most interesting discoveries of modern times. (Unknown, Pure Products. vols. 9. New York: Scientific Station for Pure Products, 1913. 307.) When sourdough was discovered, sourdough was the term he used to describe when dough rises. However, before the Egyptians made bread, it certainly did not rise. One theory is that the Egyptians may have discovered leavened bread by chance. The theory held that yeast spores drifted onto dough that had been set aside for a period of time before baking, making it somehow leavened. (Tannahill, Reay. Food i...... middle of paper...... Works Cited (Unknown, Pure Products. vols 9. New York: Scientific Station for Pure Products, 1913. 307.) Tannahill, Reay . Food in History. New York, New York: Three Rivers Press, 1988. 52. Print).Unknown, . “History of bread”. Bread information. WJ Rayment, 2011. Web. April 12, 2011. http://www.breadinfo.com/history.shtml(Tannahill, Reay. Food in History. New York, New York: Three Rivers Press, 1988.p. 53(S. Quirke and AJ Spencer, The Book from the British Museum in London, The British Museum Press, 1992) Delwen, Samuel. "Bread, the staff of life." David, Rosalie. London, Boston: Routledge, 1996. (Howard, Jane. Bread in Ancient Egypt. Tour Egypt, 2010. Web. April 7, 2011. http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/bread.htm).