# Yang 2014: Proteomics evidence for kefir dairy in Early Bronze Age China

> Yimin Yang, Anna Shevchenko, Andrea Knaust et al., 2014. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The first identification of the Xiaohe dairy product.

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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.

**Tarim Basin mummies (Xiaohe)** ArticleCopy of **[Kefir cheese lumps from Xiaohe burials](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tarim-mummies/artifacts/ART0D90EDJA20NH/kefir-cheese-lumps-from-xiaohe-burials)** doi: **[10.1016/j.jas.2014.02.005](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2014.02.005)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The first identification of the Xiaohe dairy product.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[Kefir cheese lumps from Xiaohe burials](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tarim-mummies/artifacts/ART0D90EDJA20NH/kefir-cheese-lumps-from-xiaohe-burials)

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[Kefir cheese lumps from Xiaohe burials: document](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tarim-mummies/copies/CPY0D90EF903E51/kefir-cheese-lumps-from-xiaohe-burials-document)

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[Proteomics identifies the Xiaohe cheese as kefir](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tarim-mummies/events/EVT0D90E2343QVC/proteomics-identifies-the-xiaohe-cheese-as-kefir)

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[The Tarim Basin mummies (Xiaohe)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tarim-mummies)

The mystery article

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[Did kefir spread to East Asia from the North Caucasus, or did it have another route through Xinjiang?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/tarim-mummies/questions/QST0D90E3J01CSG/did-kefir-spread-to-east-asia-from-the-north-caucasus-or-did)

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## Cite it

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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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