5,000-Year-Old Bread Discovered at Küllüoba Reveals Early Recipe and Ritual Use in Bronze Age Anatolia
A charred piece of bread unearthed at Küllüoba Höyük, near Eskişehir in western Türkiye, is offering an unusually intimate glimpse into daily life—and symbolic practices—during the Early Bronze Age. Dating back roughly 5,000 years, the find stands out not only for its preservation, but for where it was discovered: placed near the threshold of a