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Archaeologists recently found an extraordinary relic of early Christianity: a 1,200-year-old loaf of burned bread bearing the image of Jesus Christ.

The discovery was announced by the Karaman Governorship, located in south-central Turkey, in a Facebook post on Oct. 8.

The bread dates back to the 7th or 8th centuries A.D. It's one of five carbonized loaves recently found at the Topraktepe archaeological site, once the ancient city of Eirenopolis.

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Pictures from the excavation show the blackened loaf bearing a faint image of Christ.

The inscription on the loaf reads, "With gratitude to the Blessed Jesus."

The image did not incorporate th

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