CHEESE
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In 2002 and 2004, scientists discovered yellow pieces of arguably
the oldest "cheese" on the bodies of mummies buried in China's
Taklamakan Desert. The mummies, which are each about 3,800
years old, were buried with chunks of this cheese. Presumably the
chesses were put with the bodies for their food in the ‘afterlife’.
The dry air and salty soil had left many mummies and their
accessories extraordinarily well preserved. The research team
found 1 to 2 centimetres long clumps of this yellowish substance
in several tombs, adorning the necks and chests of the mummies,
which had Eurasian features.
REFERENCES/Photos:
Chees: Y.LIU AND Y.YANG VIA LIVESCIENCE.COM
HONEY: Credit: Hebrew University photo by Amihai Mazar
http://mentalfloss.com/article/49610/7-world%E2%80%99s-oldest-food-finds
http://www.viralnova.com/old-food/
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Nature/KBK Teo/E Minoux et al
History.Cultural-China.com
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