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,
Mystery of the Mummies’ Cheese: World’s Oldest Cheese Unlocks Secrets of Ancient Kefir
Researchers have discovered and analyzed DNA from the world's oldest cheese, found with the Tarim Basin mummies in China, dating back 3,600 years. The study revealed that the cheese is a type of kefir,
Oldest Known Cheese Unearthed with Chinese Mummies
A groundbreaking discovery in the Tarim Basin of northwestern China has revealed the world’s oldest known cheese, dating back
World's oldest cheese found on ancient Chinese mummies
When the 3,600-year-old coffin of a young woman was excavated in northwestern China two decades ago, archeologists discovered a mysterious substance laid out along her neck like a piece of jewelry.
Cheese discovered inside coffin with ancient mummies dates back thousands of years
Scientists in China retrieved kefir cheese from mummies dating back 3,500 years. The cheese was made from goat's milk and provides insights into ancient civilization.
Mysterious white substance smeared on 3,600-year-old mummies is world's oldest cheese
When researchers tested a mysterious substance on the heads and necks of ancient mummies found in China's Tarim Basin, they discovered that it was the world's oldest cheese.
World’s oldest cheese found in necklaces on mummies in China
These small lumps of fermented dairy, laid around the necks of the deceased, represent the longest-aged cheese ever discovered–at about 3,500 years old. Not only is the ancient cheese incredibly well-preserved,
World’s oldest known cheese — found on mummies in China — gives ‘window’ into the past
A mysterious white substance found on the necks of ancient mummies in China turned out to be the world’s oldest known cheese. Now, its DNA has given scientists a “clearer picture” of life 3,500 years ago.
DNA from world’s oldest cheese extracted from an unusual source — mummies
Scientists have successfully pulled a DNA strand from what they believe to be the world’s oldest cheese, yanking it from Bronze Age mummies in a Chinese graveyard, circa 2,000 B.C. The dairy delight is kefir cheese — a modern-day cream cheese health substitute — and was found strangely smeared or “scattered” around the heads and necks of preserved corpses,
What’s in the world’s oldest cheese? These mummies are giving up their secrets
The Tarim Basin mummies were discovered wearing tiny hunks of cheese around their necks—and a new DNA analysis is revealing ...
Archaeologists Find World’s Oldest Cheese Smeared on Mummies in China
The Guinness Book needs to update its records: the oldest cheese in the world has been found smeared on the heads and necks ...
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World’s oldest cheese found with China mummies sheds light on early food production
The findings could reshape our understanding of ancient food production and microbial fermentation practices in early ...
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The World’s Oldest Cheese Has Been Found... Rubbed On A Bunch Of Mummies
The ancient cheese is kefir cheese, similar to yogurt but with a tangier taste and milkier consistency. It contained the same ...
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World's oldest cheese has been identified, dating back 3,600 years
Bizarre clumps of organic matter found buried alongside Bronze Age mummies in northwestern China have now been identified as ...