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Tag: DNA analysis

Posted inEgypt, European Union, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

Surprising role cheese played in human evolution

by Penny Bickle September 1, 2018February 18, 2020

A solid white mass found in a broken jar in an Ancient Egyptian tomb has turned out to be the world’s oldest example of solid cheese. Probably made mostly from sheep or goats milk, the cheese was found several years ago by archaeologists in the ancient tomb of Ptahmes, who was a high-ranking Egyptian official. […]

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