Mummies found near China's Tarim Basin were buried 3,600 years ago with snacks for the afterlife. A decade after archaeologists discovered the mummies in an ancient cemetery belonging to the Xiaohe people,

Scientists in China retrieved kefir cheese from mummies dating back 3,500 years. The cheese was made from goat's milk and provides insights into ancient civilization.

When the 3,600-year-old coffin of a young woman was excavated in northwestern China two decades ago, archeologists discovered a mysterious substance laid out along her neck like a piece of jewelry.

Chinese scientists claim to have discovered the "world's oldest cheese" in a desert mummy in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.