-1900 ⟶ Cheese (GA.UAR) mentioned in Sumerian texts

Evidence for cheese (GA.UAR in Sumerian language) in the Sum...
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🧀 Cheese found in Egyptian tombs

Two alabaster jars found at Saqqara, dating from the First Dynasty of Egypt, contained cheese. These were placed in the tomb about 3000 BC.⟶
Cheese found in Egyptian tombs (-3000)
AgricultureCheeseAncient EgyptDairyFood preservationEarly dairy farming
EgyptEgypt

🎨 Egyptian cheesemaking depicted in tomb murals

Visual evidence of Egyptian cheesemaking found in Egyptian tomb murals.⟶
Egyptian cheesemaking depicted in tomb murals (-2000)
CultureCheeseAncient EgyptArtDairyFood production
EgyptEgypt

📜 Cheese (GA.UAR) mentioned in Sumerian texts

Evidence for cheese (GA.UAR in Sumerian language) in the Sumerian cuneiform texts of Third Dynasty of Ur.⟶
Cheese (GA.UAR) mentioned in Sumerian texts (-1900)
CultureCheeseSumerianCuneiformAncient MesopotamiaFood writingDairy
IraqIraq

🧀 Cheddar Cheese Documented

Cheddar cheese documented: A pipe roll of King Henry II from 1170 records the purchase of 10,240 lb (4,640 kg) at a farthing per pound (totaling £10.13s.4d.)⟶
Cheddar Cheese Documented (1170)
CheeseUnited KingdomDairyProductionMedieval PeriodFood HistoryCommerce
United KingdomUnited Kingdom