Ancient Loaf Of Bread Uncovered In Turkey

Archaeologists have found a well-preserved loaf of ancient bread in Turkey. It was found during an archaeological dig at the Kulluoba site located in central Turkey. The loaf was unearthed last September but the discovery was just recently made public. The bread is believed to be about five-thousand years old and was baked during Turkey's Bronze Age. Researchers say the bread appeared burnt with a piece torn off and was found buried under the entrance of a home dating back to 33-hundred B.C.

One bakery in Turkey is now reproducing that loaf by combining "ancestral wheat flour, lentils and bulgur, [which] results in a rich, satiating, low-gluten, preservative-free bread." Fox News reports that is becoming a best seller for the bakery.

TURKEY-ARCHAEOLOGY-HISTORY-AGRICULTURE-ENVIRONMENT — Archeologists Murat Turkteki (R) and Deniz Sari look at an ancient house at the Kulluoba excavation site, in Eskisehir province, in central Turkey, on May 23, 2025. A 5,000-year-old loaf of bread was discovered in September 2024 by archaeologists in Eskisehir province, central Turkey. Since May 22, the municipality has been reproducing it using the original recipe and plans to revive the cultivation of ancient wheat, which is better suited to drought. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP) (Photo by YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images)
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