Ancient proteins provide evidence of dairy consumption in eastern Africa

Ancient proteins provide evidence of dairy consumption in eastern Africa

Consuming the milk of other species is a unique adaptation of Homo sapiens. Here, the authors carry out proteomic analysis of dental calculus of 41 ancient individuals from Sudan and Kenya, indicating milk consumption occurred as soon as herding spread into eastern Africa.

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Main Authors: Madeleine Bleasdale, Kristine K. Richter, Anneke Janzen, Samantha Brown, Ashley Scott, Jana Zech, Shevan Wilkin, Ke Wang, Stephan Schiffels, Jocelyne Desideri, Marie Besse, Jacques Reinold, Mohamed Saad, Hiba Babiker, Robert C. Power, Emmanuel Ndiema, Christine Ogola, Fredrick K. Manthi, Muhammad Zahir, Michael Petraglia, Christian Trachsel, Paolo Nanni, Jonas Grossmann, Jessica Hendy, Alison Crowther, Patrick Roberts, Steven T. Goldstein, Nicole Boivin
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ef43012736674fc98fcd35c24eab5c39
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