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Article: New suggestions about the discovery of coffee.(World News: Coffee and Tea Reports from the Front Line)
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- Tea & Coffee Trade Journal
- Article date:
- September 1, 2006
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TURKEY -- There are several rumors about the discovery of coffee. A recent article from Atlas magazine discussed the archeology of the Anatolia region that is often attributed to commerce, culture, and meeting point of different societies including Europe, Asia, and Africa. The article featured several Hittite hieroglyphics showing photographs of what is believed to be pictures of coffee. The new discovery suggests that as the Hittites spread to a large area it is possible that they used coffee beans.
The Hittites were an Indo-European society established in Corum, Turkey. During the 13th century they became one of the biggest empires in the near east. A century ...