Dill originated within an area around the Mediterranean and the South of Russia. Zohary and Hopf remark that “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 report that the earliest archaeological evidence for its cultivation comes from late Neolithic lake shore settlements in Switzerland. Traces have been found in Roman ruins in Great Britain.  Dill Seeds can be used whole or crushed in a mill or coffee grinder. The dried seeds keep indefinitely. When kept out of sunlight in an airtight container.