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Neolithic European Farmers Use of Milk 7,400 Years Ago

Researchers have found dairy fat residue on the walls of pottery vessels made in Linearbandkeramik communities of Central Europe.

Nov 07, 2022
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The authors of a recent study1, which is a component of the European NeoMilk project, examined the food remains in almost 4,300 pottery vessels from 70 different Linearbandkeramik settlements. The findings showed significant regional heterogeneity in the use of milk, with just 65% of the sites exhibiting evidence of dairy fats in pottery containers, indi…

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