Lauren Leffer is a science, tech, and environmental reporter based in Brooklyn, NY. She writes on many subjects including artificial intelligence, climate, and weird biology because she's curious to a fault. When she's not writing, she's hopefully hiking.
ArticleBody:If you could only bring a handful of your most important things with you into the afterlife, what would you choose? Maybe you would opt for a favorite book or a reminder of your loved ones in the mortal realm. Or, perhaps, you’d want a snack for the journey. At an ancient burial site in Xinjiang in northwestern China, at least three bodies entombed thousands of years ago were buried with something apparently very dear to them: Cheese.
And still similar dairy-fermenting traditions continue in the present. In Xinjiang, dairy-based foods and beverages remain a staple.“Not only knowing this bacteria was in there, but to be able to trace it back to where dairying spread into the steppe from is incredibly exciting,” says Wilkins. Kefir cheese discovered on the Tarim mummies. Credit: Yimin Yang Xiaohe cemetery, the burial site in Xinjiang, is unique in its geography and climate.
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