Fatty acid specific δ13C values reveal earliest Mediterranean cheese production 7,200 years ago.

Fatty acid specific δ13C values reveal earliest Mediterranean cheese production 7,200 years ago.

The earliest evidence for cheese production in the Mediterranean is revealed by stable carbon isotope analyses of individual fatty acids in pottery residues from the Dalmatian coast of Croatia. Lipid residue data indicate the presence of milk in the earliest pottery, Impressed Ware, by 5700 cal. BCE...

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Main Authors: Sarah B McClure, Clayton Magill, Emil Podrug, Andrew M T Moore, Thomas K Harper, Brendan J Culleton, Douglas J Kennett, Katherine H Freeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6124750?pdf=render

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