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By analyzing proteins found within ancient dental calculus, an international team of researchers provides direct evidence for consumption of milk from multiple ruminants, including yak. In addition, they discovered milk and blood proteins associated with both horses and ruminants...The study presents novel protein findings from an elite Mongol Era cemetery with exceptional preservation in the permafrost. This is the first example of yak milk recovered from an archaeological context.Previous research indicates that milk has been a critical resource in Mongolia for more than 5,000 years. While the consumption of cattle, sheep, goat and even horse milk have securely been dated,...

...This conclusion was drawn from an analysis of residues found in clay vessels discovered in the Kujawy-Pomerania Province...In 2016, while conducting rescue excavations in the vicinity of the village of Sławęcinek (Kujawy-Pomerania), archaeologists discovered ceramic vessels in a Late Neolithic layer (approximately 3650-3100 years ago). The excavation also revealed traces of a small settlement that included four houses, wells, and burial sites.To investigate the vessels and the deposits on their surface, the researchers utilized a multi-stranded proteomic and lipid-analysis. By comparing proteomic data, it is possible to directly identify cheesemaking and other dairy processing methods that enrich curds by examining...

So, a little old lady goes to the doctor's office and complains of excessive gas, but says, "they're silent, and they don't smell bad." Doctor gives her some pills and tells her to come back in three days. On the return visit the little old lady says, "Doc, I don't know what those pills were, but the gas problem is still there. It's still silent, but now it really smells bad." Doc say,"OK, now we've got your sense of smell fixed, let's get to work on your hearing problem." And that brings me to this USNWR story in the Whispers...

LINGUISTS and proctologists from around the world are stunned by a Detroit man's unique gift ... he is able to speak fluent French out of his buttocks. Jason Jablonski, a 40- year-old furniture salesman, began speaking French out of his butt six months ago and has been unable to stop ever since. According to medical records, he was awakened one night last January in his bedroom by a strange voice that seemed to be coming from under his sheets. "I listened, but was afraid to move," explains Jablonski. "I thought an intruder may have gotten into bed with me. I...