4,000 year old noodles found in CHINA

How would noodles last 4000 years? Were they mummified? And why is this significant?

Previously,the oldest evidence of noodles was a description about 1,900 year ago.

They were preserved because they were`fossilied'

Fossilized noodles...wow.

I guess I don't see the signifigance of noodles in China.

funny. i'm sure the ramen noodles will also last 4,000 years. to puzzle archeologists in the future ("they actually ate that?")

the 'creation of a noodle' has been seen as only a recient development in the advance of foods.
It is an arrogant stance so to speak, that people think they are the first to develop the concept of rolled rice, flour etc... that can be made into noodles.

but that is just my guess

That would be toatlly cool to find noodles that are that old ,I mean come on 4,000 yr old noodles that is old!!