The world's oldest sourdough?

The search for the oldest sourdough starter spans continents and countries, science labs and libraries,
and involves everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to Jesus Christ.
This captivates bread-makers, scientists and researchers who want to understand how this elixir of life
came about and what makes it so special.
Like yeast, the bacteria also consume carbs, but instead of bubbles, its by-product is lactic acid, which
puts the sour flavour in sourdough. The result is a living organism that's tantamount to a pet that
requires feeding and care with water, flour and friendly growing temperatures.
Like the bubbling sludge of a fermenting sourdough starter, the history of making sourdough bread is
murky. According to historians and archaeologists, widespread breadmaking really took off around
5,000-6,000 years ago in Ancient Egypt. You can find hieroglyphics of farmers collecting wheat and
baking loaves all over tombs and temples. But were the Egyptians using a starter?
According to Dr Serena Love, a gastro-Egyptologist, it's not proven. "During the pyramid age, so 2,500
BCE, when the pyramids around Giza and that whole complex were being built, what we have is textual
sources that says [workers] were given a daily allowance of bread, beer and onions. And when you're
talking about 10,000 people that were living there, you are making a lot of bread."
By Paul Feinstein

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220711-the-worlds-oldest-sourdough