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Ancient vessels, discovered by accident on the Mongolian steppe, have given us new insight into how the land's ancient inhabitants ate.
The two cauldrons were discovered in a serendipitous way. Unless archaeological sites across the Mongolian steppe are accompanied by a burial mound, it's almost impossible to know that one is there. In this case, two herders in the Khovsgol province unexpectedly stumbled across the site while working on a fence for a horse corral.
Wilkin and her colleagues performed an exhaustive and detailed study of the two cauldrons. They used radiocarbon dating to determine how old they were, and then took samples from the interior of both to perform a protein analysis. Their proteomic analysis revealed the presence of blood proteins, as well as a glycoprotein that is expressed in the liver. These proteins were then classified as originating in ruminants: animals such as goats andBut that wasn't the only thing the researchers found. Secondary proteins in the cauldron were traced to the milk of wild yaks.
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Bronze Age nomads used cauldrons for blood sausage and yak milkLaura is a science news writer, covering a wide variety of subjects, but she is particularly fascinated by all things aquatic, paleontology, nanotechnology, and exploring how science influences daily life. Laura is a proud former resident of the New Jersey shore, a competitive swimmer, and a fierce defender of the Oxford comma.
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