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 its origins.
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.
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.
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 of 3,600-year-old mummies in China’s Tarim Basin, surpassing the age of a cheese identified in the tomb of an Ancient Egyptian mayor by several hundred years.
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 civilizations.
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,
DNA from world’s oldest cheese extracted from an unusual source — mummies
It’s aged — 3,600 years. 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.
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.
The world’s oldest cheese is now revealing some of its secrets
A DNA analysis of the kefir cheese, first found about 20 years ago on 3,600-year-old mummies in China, confirms its age and pinpoints its origins.
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,
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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 ...
DNA from 3,600-year-old cheese sequenced by scientists
Scientists have sequenced DNA from 3,600-year-old cheese, the oldest in the archaeological record. The intact cheese was ...
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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.
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Strange Rocks Clinging to Mummies Could Be World's Oldest Cheese
Many of us will have expired foodstuffs sitting forgotten in the back of our fridges and cupboards, but nothing is going to ...
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The World’s Oldest Cheese Has Been Found... Rubbed On A Bunch Of Mummies
Around 20 years ago, a group of archaeologists made a curious discovery: something had been smeared on the heads and necks of ...