World wide distribution of lactase persistence alleles

[Tomenable]

These are not "Chinese" mummies, they are Indo-European mummies from Xiaohe in the Tarim Basin:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/02/25/worlds-oldest-cheese/5776373/

So this oldest cheese is Indo-European.

 

[Expredel]

These are not "Chinese" mummies, they are Indo-European mummies from Xiaohe in the Tarim Basin:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/02/25/worlds-oldest-cheese/5776373/

So this oldest cheese is Indo-European.

Judging from mtdna Asians independently domesticated cattle, though there is an obvious IE incursion. Lack of lactose persistence in Asians is pretty strong evidence they did discover an easier and superior way to make cheese, though the downside of this is that they never developed the ability to consistently digest lactose.

The incursion of North African cattle into Iberia is very interesting, and I wouldn't be surprised if this coincides with the arrival of Beakers.