US EditionAncient Bread Rises Again as Turkey Recreates 5,000-Year-Old Loaf
- Archaeologists unearthed a charred, 5,000-year-old bread loaf in September 2024 at Kulluoba, near Eskisehir, central Turkey.
- The bread was buried under a newly built house's entrance around 3,300 BC during the early Bronze Age, reflecting a possible ritual of abundance.
- Analyses showed the bread was round, flat, made from coarsely ground emmer flour, lentils, bulgur, and yeast from a plant leaf, and resembled a pancake.
- The municipality of Eskisehir, led by Mayor Ayse Unluce, collaborated with Halk Ekmek bakery to recreate the bread using Kavilca wheat, selling 300-gram loaves for 50 Turkish lira that sold out quickly.
- The rediscovery sparked interest in cultivating ancient, drought-resistant wheats like Kavilca to address climate challenges in the drought-affected Eskisehir region.
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At the Küllüoba archaeological site in Turkey, archaeologists found intact a piece of bread burned under a house built 5,000 years ago, at the beginning of the Bronze Age. Küllüoba's bread, as it has been baptized, round and flat as a wafer of about 12 centimeters in diameter, was discovered in September 2024, charred and buried around 3 thousand 300 BC. A piece had been torn before burning the bread and buried when the house was newly built. "T…
Archaeologists have found 5,000-year-old bread in Turkey, local bakers have begun kneading it, and the discovery has fueled interest in growing ancient varieties of wheat that are better adapted to drought.
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