Five thousand years ago, someone in central Turkey baked a piece of bread and buried it beneath the floor of their home. Maybe it was an offering, but my guess is it was more likely forgotten in the rush of everyday life.
That same bread, charred and misshapen but still intact, was uncovered last year by archaeologists. It is now on display in a museum.
Across town, a bakery that recreated the recipe cannot keep it on the shelves. It sells out daily because classics are classics for a reason.
Think about that: a simple loaf, made long before most tools of modern life, is now drawing crowds. We do not know the name of the baker, but we should tell them thank you—or at least the shopkeeper should.
We often treat history as if it is sealed off. But, as William Faulkner said, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”
Our history is a lot like that piece of bread. It survives fire, earth, time and neglect, and still finds a way to teach us. It proves we are not so different from those who came before us long, long ago.
So what do you think? What are you making now that might outlast you? Let me know in the comments and support my work at jamesbrowntv.substack.com.
On that note, I’m James Brown. As always, be well.
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/archaeologists-unearth-ancient-bread-survived-underground-5000-years
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