Led by a University of Oklahoma professor, an international team of researchers has discovered the first evidence of milk consumption in the ancient dental calculus—a mineralized dental plaque—of humans in Europe and western Asia. The team found direct evidence of milk consumption preserved in human dental plaque from the Bronze Age to the present day. “The study has far-reaching implications for understanding the relationship between human diet and evolution,” said Christina Warinner, professor in the OU College of Arts and Sciences Department of Anthropology. “Dairy products are a very recent, post-Neolithic dietary innovation, and most of the world’s population is unable to digest lactose, often developing the symptoms of lactose intolerance.” Warinner led a group of researchers from the universities of York and Copenhagen, and the University College London. oucas.publishpath/ou-professor-finds-evidence-of-bronze-age-milk-consumption
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 16:00:01 +0000
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