Hundreds of naturally mummified bodies buried in wooden boat-shaped coffins have been emerging from China's Tarim Basin since the 1990s. Their tall stature and cattle‑centric culture convinced ...
Scientists have discovered the oldest-known cheese sample in the world, around the neck of a 3,600-year-old mummy. Eating fermented food like cheese “may be one of our most ancient and influential, ...
For the first time, scientists successfully extracted and analyzed DNA from ancient cheese samples found alongside the Tarim Basin mummies in China, dating back approximately 3,600 years. The research ...