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World’s Oldest Solid Cheese Found in 3,200-Year-Old Jar in Egypt
Sci-News.com ^
| Aug 16, 2018
| News Staff / Source
Posted on 08/19/2018 3:48:36 PM PDT by ETL
Ptahmes was Mayor of Memphis and high-ranking official under the Pharaohs Sethi I and Ramses II (1290-1213 BC) of the XIX dynasty.
His tomb is located in the south of the Causeway of the Pharaoh Unas which yields a number of tombs dated to the New Kingdom.
It was rediscovered in 2010 after a part of it was revealed in 1885 and lost under the sands at the end of the 19th century.
During the 2013/2014 excavation season, Cairo University archeologists found broken jars at the site.
One jar contained a solidified whitish mass, as well as canvas fabric that might have covered the jar or been used to preserve its contents.
A research team led by University of Catania archaeologist Enrico Greco wanted to analyze the whitish substance to determine its identity.
After dissolving the sample, the scientists purified its protein constituents and analyzed them with liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry.
The peptides detected by these techniques show the constituting material was a dairy product obtained by mixing sheep/goat and cow milk.
“The characteristics of the canvas fabric, which indicate it was suitable for containing a solid rather than a liquid, and the absence of other specific markers, support the conclusion that the dairy product was a solid cheese,” the researchers said.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food; History
KEYWORDS: alexandria; archaeology; brucellamelitensis; brucellosis; cheese; coxiellaburnetii; dietandcuisine; egypt; fromage; godsgravesglyphs; graverobbing; lactose; lactoseintolerance; lactosetolerance; milk; ptahmes; qfever
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08/19/2018 3:48:36 PM PDT
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ETL
To: ETL
I’m pretty sure I have an older one in the back of my fridge.
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08/19/2018 3:51:05 PM PDT
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Slyfox
(Not my circus, not my monkeys)
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08/19/2018 3:52:16 PM PDT
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Mr. K
(No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare itself.)
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08/19/2018 3:52:35 PM PDT
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ETL
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08/19/2018 3:53:01 PM PDT
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ETL
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08/19/2018 3:54:03 PM PDT
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Lurkina.n.Learnin
(Wisdom and education are different things. Don't confuse them.)
To: ETL
Save a little bit for the scientists in search of vaccines, anthropologists and food historians,
then drop the rest of that sh*t in the dumper.
Inedible; unless you live in North Korea.
To: ETL
Not a cheese if it doesn’t contain a fungus.
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08/19/2018 3:55:38 PM PDT
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Fungi
To: ETL
Did anyone Make sure the discoverer didn’t just pick it up at Safeway on his way to the announcement?
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08/19/2018 3:57:01 PM PDT
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faithhopecharity
( "Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
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08/19/2018 3:59:09 PM PDT
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elcid1970
("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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08/19/2018 4:04:16 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
The hieroglyphics on the jar when translated said, "Velveeta"
and "Best if sold by XXI Dynasty".
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08/19/2018 4:04:53 PM PDT
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Chainmail
(A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
To: ETL
Yeah, it looks something like that!
To: mkmensinger
I’m actually kind of afraid of it.
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08/19/2018 4:07:45 PM PDT
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ETL
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08/19/2018 4:14:05 PM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
Find some 3,200-Year-Old dough and 3,200-Year-Old tomato sauce and make a pizza.
To: ETL
Did not realize shutterstock was invented by the Egyptians. A Penicillium species,
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08/19/2018 4:15:51 PM PDT
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Fungi
To: ETL
Thats a beautiful thing. It seems the intersection of cheese and geometry is the answer to everything.
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08/19/2018 4:20:54 PM PDT
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boxlunch
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