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Dill originated within an area around the Mediterranean and the South of Russia.

Zohary and Hopf remark, " wild and weedy types of dill are widespread in the Mediterranean basin and in West Asia.

" Although several twigs of dill were found in the tomb of Amenhotep II, they reported the earliest archeological evidence for its cultivation comes from late Neolithic lakeshore settlements in Switzerland.

Traces have been found in Roman ruins in Great Britain.