‘Silk Roads’ Review: At the British Museum, a Dense Web of Trade and Transit
This thrilling, wide-ranging exhibition maps the complex connections among European and Asian civilizations from A.D. 500 to ...
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Scientists Uncover World’s Oldest Cheese and Origin of Kefir in 3,600-year-old Chinese Mummies
These mummies were unearthed in the Xiaohe cemetery of China’s Tarim Basin, dating from the Bronze Age. For years, scientists could only speculate on what these mysterious substances were.
Study casts new light on origins of dairy fermentation
A groundbreaking study conducted by Chinese scientists has shed new light on the origins of dairy fermentation practices ...
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Chinese scientists uncover 3,500-year-old cheese, linking ancient dairy to Kefir
The cheese dates back around 3,500 years and was buried alongside mummies in the Tarim Basin in far west China. The team found the DNA of goats and fermenting microbes from Bronze Age dairy samples.
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Autumn scenery attracts tourists in NW China's Xinjiang
Tourists enjoy the autumn scenery at the Huludao (Gourd Island) scenic spot in Yuli County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur ...
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Global Times: Dam benefits communities in Xinjiang, paving way for a secure ecological future for region
The 1,289-km-long Yarkant River in the Tarim Basin is Xinjiang's most flood-prone river, and the towering dam can withstand the turbulent floodwaters in a reservoir with a storage capacity of 2.2 ...
Airtel extends network to Galwan and DBO in Ladakh with help from Indian Army
Bharti Airtel said it has installed 17 mobile towers across Kargil, Siachen, Galwan, Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) and the ...
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Chinese scientists discover 3,500-year-old cheese, linking ancient dairy to Kefir
The cheese dates back around 3,500 years and was buried alongside mummies in the Tarim Basin in far west China. The team found the DNA of goats and fermenting microbes from Bronze Age dairy samples.