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Proteomics evidence for kefir dairy in Early Bronze Age China
Yimin Yang, Anna Shevchenko, Andrea Knaust et al., 2014. Journal of Archaeological Science 45: 178-186.
Mass-spectrometric proteomics of the yellowish lumps found on the necks and chests of Xiaohe burials, identifying them as kefir-type cheese made with a mixed bacterial and yeast culture: the oldest cheese known when published.
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The first identification of the Xiaohe dairy product.
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Yang, Y., Shevchenko, A., Knaust, A., Abuduresule, I., Li, W., Hu, X., Wang, C., & Shevchenko, A. (2014). Proteomics evidence for kefir dairy in Early Bronze Age China. Journal of Archaeological Science 45: 178-186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2014.02.005
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title = {Proteomics evidence for kefir dairy in Early Bronze Age China},
journal = {Journal of Archaeological Science 45: 178-186},
year = {2014},
doi = {10.1016/j.jas.2014.02.005},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2014.02.005}
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Yang, Yimin et al.. “Proteomics evidence for kefir dairy in Early Bronze Age China.” Journal of Archaeological Science 45: 178-186 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2014.02.005.