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Earliest evidence for cheese making in the sixth millennium bc in northern Europe

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  • Mélanie Salque

    (Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK)

  • Peter I. Bogucki

    (School of Engineering and Applied Science, Princeton University, C-207 Engineering Quad, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA)

  • Joanna Pyzel

    (Institute of Archaeology, University of Gdańsk, ul. Bielańska 5, 80-851 Gdańsk, Poland)

  • Iwona Sobkowiak-Tabaka

    (Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences, Centre for Prehistoric and Medieval Research, ul. Rubież 46, 61-612 Poznań, Poland)

  • Ryszard Grygiel

    (Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography in Łódź, Plac Wolności 14, 91-415 Łódź, Poland)

  • Marzena Szmyt

    (Poznań Archaeological Museum, Pałac Górków, ul. Wodna 27, 61-781 Poznań, Poland)

  • Richard P. Evershed

    (Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK)

Abstract

Biomarker and stable isotopic analysis of lipid residues from perforated pottery vessels from sixth millennium bc Europe are consistent with these vessels having been used for making cheese, a low-lactose dairy product with digestion and storage advantages for the prehistoric lactose-intolerant farming communities.

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  • Mélanie Salque & Peter I. Bogucki & Joanna Pyzel & Iwona Sobkowiak-Tabaka & Ryszard Grygiel & Marzena Szmyt & Richard P. Evershed, 2013. "Earliest evidence for cheese making in the sixth millennium bc in northern Europe," Nature, Nature, vol. 493(7433), pages 522-525, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:493:y:2013:i:7433:d:10.1038_nature11698
    DOI: 10.1038/nature11698
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    1. Vincent Somerville & Nadine Thierer & Remo S. Schmidt & Alexandra Roetschi & Lauriane Braillard & Monika Haueter & Hélène Berthoud & Noam Shani & Ueli Ah & Florent Mazel & Philipp Engel, 2024. "Genomic and phenotypic imprints of microbial domestication on cheese starter cultures," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-12, December.
    2. Nathan Clay & Alexandra E. Sexton & Tara Garnett & Jamie Lorimer, 2020. "Palatable disruption: the politics of plant milk," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 37(4), pages 945-962, December.

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