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Archaeologists recently announced a rare culinary discovery: a piece of well-preserved ancient bread.
The artifact was discovered in an archaeological excavation at the Kulluoba site in the Eskisehir province in central Türkiye. The excavator excavated the bread in September 2024, but it was not launched to the public until this month.
Bread is about 5,000 years old and was baked during the Bronze Age of Türkiye. The bread was burned and buried at the entrance of a residential house dating back to 3300 B.C.
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Some bread about 5 inches in diameter was torn off before being buried.
Images of the bread show that it has turned black and collapsed with age - but still retains the shape of the bread.
A rare Bronze Age bread was preserved after the entrance to the residential house in central Türkiye was burned and buried. (Getty Image)
Archaeologist and director of excavation Murat Türkteki told France-France-Pres (AFP) that ancient bread was a "rare discovery" every day, Turkey minutes, local exports.
"Bread is rare during excavation. Usually, you only find bread crumbs."
"Bread is rare during excavation. Usually, you only find crumbs," he said.
“But here, it is preserved because it is burned and buried.”
Archaeologists believe the bread has survived hundreds of years because it was burned and buried. (Getty Image)
Turkish bakers have been working to rebuild bread since May 22.
The recipe is based on an ancient wheat that is best suited for drought conditions--the climate in the central part of Türkiye was elucidated during the Bronze Age.
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The bakery manager Serap Güler told AFP that the bread is made by combining "ancestral wheat flour, lentils and (Bulgur), which results in a rich, full, low-cereal, preservative-free bread.
It is reported that bread similar to yellow cakes is very popular among local residents.
The bread was found in Kuruba, the central Turkish province of Eskise. (Getty Image)
A customer named Suzan Kuru told AFP she was "curious about the taste of this ancient bread".
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"I'm in a hurry because I'm worried that there won't be any remaining," she said.
Local Turkish bakers use ancestor wheat and are now rebuilding bread. (Getty Image)
In the field of archaeology, it is rare to find well-preserved ancient food, although some excavators have been lucky enough to encounter them.
Last September, researchers found that ancient kefir cheese from mummies in the Tarim Basin dates back to 3,500 years in western China.
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Prior to this, archaeologists found the world's oldest wine in an ancient Roman cemetery in southern Spain.