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Feces Of Salt Miners Provide Oldest Evidence Of Cheese Ripening In Europe: Research

Researchers claim that feces of salt-miners contain the oldest traces of cheese-ripening in Europe. The finding was made by examining samples of human-feces found at the core of Hallstatt-mine in Austrian-Alps, on October 13. Researchers examined four-samples dating back to Bronze-Age, Iron-Age, and the 18th-century. One of them, estimated to be around 2,700 years old, and was discovered to contain two fungi, Penicillium-roqueforti and… read-more

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 - 09:49 AM / by Vidhi Jhunjhunwala

Tags: Human feces, cheese, Scientists, research

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