Bronze age Lactobacillus genomes reveal origins of kefir cheese
For the first time, scientists successfully extracted and analyzed DNA from ancient cheese samples found alongside the Tarim Basin mummies in China, dating back approximately 3,600 years. The research,
Ancient DNA Reveals Secrets of Bronze Age Cheese Making
A groundbreaking study on ancient kefir cheese reveals the complex history and evolution of dairy fermentation in Eurasia, highlighting how Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens adapted through centuries of human interaction.
Bronze Age Mummy With 3,600-Year-Old Cheese Helped Uncover Our Forgotten Relationship With Dairy
Scientists found the oldest cheese ever discovered in the world when examining three Bronze Age mummies from China.
Bronze age lactobacillus genomes clarify kefir history
Recently, a group of Chinese scientists has added to our knowledge of the dispersion of early dairy fermentation practices, however, by completing the world’s first metagenomic study of Bronze Age kefir cheese unearthed from Xiaohe cemetery—the most ancient dairy remains known to date.
World’s oldest cheese reveals origin of this trendy food
The world’s oldest cheese, dating back 3,600 years, has revealed the origin of trendy kefir.
Experts Say Bronze-Age Mummy is Covered in Bits of Ancient 3,000-Year-Old Cheese
At the time it was found with these bits stuck to the head and neck, tiny fragments that look like rocks. However, back in 2014, they were actually theorized as being cheese. Now it has been confirmed.
Scientists Uncover World’s Oldest Cheese and Origin of Kefir in 3,600-year-old Chinese Mummies
The Tarim mummies of northwestern China have been hiding a culinary secret for millennia. Now, for the first time, scientists have uncovered that secret: ancient kefir cheese. A team of researchers successfully extracted DNA from cheese found alongside these mummies,
World's oldest cheese reveals origins of kefir
Scientists successfully extracted and analyzed DNA from ancient cheese samples found alongside the Tarim Basin mummies in China, dating back approximately 3,600 years. The research suggests a new origin for kefir cheese and sheds light on the evolution of probiotic bacteria.
Arrowheads reveal the presence of a mysterious army in Europe’s oldest battle
This week, uncover who fought on Europe’s oldest battlefield, explore giant jets blasting from a black hole, meet a fish that ...
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‘After 1177 B.C.’ Review: How the Bronze Age Turned Iron
The Bronze Age in the Near East and Aegean region began around 3000 B.C. It peaked in the 1500s B.C. and ended gradually, then suddenly, in the Late Bronze Age collapse of the late 1200s and ...
Bronze Age Arrowheads Shed New Light on 'Europe's Oldest Known Battlefield'
Investigations in northeastern Germany have uncovered evidence of a large and violent conflict that took place around 1250 ...
Thousands of bones and hundreds of weapons reveal grisly insights into a 3,250-year-old battle
A new analysis of arrowheads at a Bronze Age site in Germany shows that local warriors clashed with an army from the south ...
Archaeology breakthrough as UK discovery uncovers new Bronze Age details
The site, near Camborne, Cornwall, features post holes indicating some form of structure together with evidence of a 'fire ...
Bronze Age Warfare: Insights On Weapons
AMMAN – There are two types of weapons in the Bronze Age warfare: ceremonial weapons of rulers and members of the <a ...
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The 'Bronze' age: The Gallery ABQ show explores soft hues and solid forms of sculpture and pastels
Gentle paint strokes of light pink brushed on a canvas. Figures hand-sculpted with careful fingers that get dipped into ...