Direct evidence of milk consumption from ancient human dental calculus

Milk is a major food of global economic importance, and its consumption is regarded as a classic example ofgene-culture evolution. Humans have exploited animal milk as a food resource for at least 8500 years, but theorigins, spread, and scale of dairying remain poorly understood. Indirect lines of e...

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Main Authors: Warinner, C., Hendy, J., Speller, C., Cappellini, E., Fischer, R., Trachsel, C., Arneborg, J., Lynnerup, N., Craig, O., Swallow, D., Fotakis, A., Christensen, R., Olsen, J., Liebert, A., Montalva, N., Fiddyment, S., Charlton, S., Mackie, M., Canci, A., Bouwman, A., Ruhli, F., Gilbert, Thomas, Collins, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48060