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Ancient proteins provide evidence of dairy consumption in eastern Africa
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2021.
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Abstract
- 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.
- Subjects :
- Science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723 and 43012736
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.f43012736674fc98fcd35c24eab5c39
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20682-3