Archaeologists discovered a 3,600-year-old coffin of a young woman in northwestern China with cheese draped around her neck.

A unique display and a series of activities shedding light on the 4th century Chinese classic are being presented at Golden ...

Fermented dairy and mummies might not seem like the most obvious pairing, but archaeologists in China have just uncovered ...

Taiwanese-American historian Hsu Cho-yun (許倬雲) yesterday said his work regarding the ancient Chinese myth of Da Yu (大禹) was ...

When the 3,600-year-old coffin of a young woman was excavated in northwestern China two decades ago, archeologists discovered ...

A mysterious white substance found on the necks of ancient mummies in China turned out to be the world’s oldest known cheese.

Discover the 3,600-year-old origins of kefir as scientists analyze DNA from ancient cheese, revealing insights into probiotic ...

Cheese dating back to the Bronze Age has shed light on our ancestors’ diets - and hold lessons for the present day ...

Dr Kindstedt thinks ancient-cheese DNA analysis—of which this may be the first example—could reveal secrets about numerous ...

A view of the exhibition Liu Hui, a leading founder of classical Chinese mathematical theories at Réfectoire des Cordeliers ...

Less well-known are the musical instruments made of clay. They have been played in China since the Zhou dynasty (1046BC-256BC ...

A groundbreaking study on ancient kefir cheese reveals the complex history and evolution of dairy fermentation in Eurasia, ...