Scientists discover oldest cheese in the world buried with mummies as afterlife snack

Mummies found near China's Tarim Basin were buried 3,600 years ago with snacks for the afterlife. A decade after archaeologists discovered the mummies in an ancient cemetery belonging to the Xiaohe people, scientists used DNA analyze to identify the specific food. — Read the rest

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