Discover the world's oldest cheese found on ancient mummies in China, its connection to gut health, and the history of fermented foods.

Some of the world's best known mummies were created accidentally ... out quickly enough to mummify them. In fact, the oldest-known Egyptian mummy, dated around 3500 B.C., is believed to have ...

Later, radiocarbon dating determined that the "Iceman" died sometime between 3350 and 3300 B.C.—making him the oldest well-preserved mummy in the world. In 1972, hunters found some of the best ...

The world’s oldest cheese, dating back 3,600 years, has been discovered in an unlikely place. After analysing ancient cheese found alongside mummies in China dating from the Bronze Age ...

Now, in China, what is thought to be the world’s oldest cheese has been discovered in a tomb laid across a mummy’s neck. A 3,600-year-old Bronze Age coffin was opened up in the Xiaohe Cemetery ...

100-year-old folklore and pop culture have perpetuated the myth that opening a mummy's tomb leads to certain death. Movie mummies are known for two things: fabulous riches and a nasty curse that ...