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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Autores principales: 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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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ef43012736674fc98fcd35c24eab5c392021-12-02T13:24:04ZAncient proteins provide evidence of dairy consumption in eastern Africa10.1038/s41467-020-20682-32041-1723https://doaj.org/article/ef43012736674fc98fcd35c24eab5c392021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20682-3https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Consuming 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.Madeleine BleasdaleKristine K. RichterAnneke JanzenSamantha BrownAshley ScottJana ZechShevan WilkinKe WangStephan SchiffelsJocelyne DesideriMarie BesseJacques ReinoldMohamed SaadHiba BabikerRobert C. PowerEmmanuel NdiemaChristine OgolaFredrick K. ManthiMuhammad ZahirMichael PetragliaChristian TrachselPaolo NanniJonas GrossmannJessica HendyAlison CrowtherPatrick RobertsSteven T. GoldsteinNicole BoivinNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
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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
Ancient proteins provide evidence of dairy consumption in eastern Africa
description 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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author 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
author_facet 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
author_sort Madeleine Bleasdale
title Ancient proteins provide evidence of dairy consumption in eastern Africa
title_short Ancient proteins provide evidence of dairy consumption in eastern Africa
title_full Ancient proteins provide evidence of dairy consumption in eastern Africa
title_fullStr Ancient proteins provide evidence of dairy consumption in eastern Africa
title_full_unstemmed Ancient proteins provide evidence of dairy consumption in eastern Africa
title_sort ancient proteins provide evidence of dairy consumption in eastern africa
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