Blood, milk, and muscle from cattle, goats, or sheep were all preserved in the pots. The pots contained blood, muscle, and milk proteins, representing several different types of animals. The milk proteins show the Maykop people were also getting their dairy from these animals. One cauldron had both blood and milk proteins. AdvertisementAdvertisementGoing forward, Wilkin thinks analyzing proteins from metal cooking vessels could lead to new discoveries in other locations, too.

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Persons: Shevan Wilkin, Wilkin, Viktor Trifonov, Trifonov, It's, Christine Hastorf, wasn't, Sakib, Hastorf Organizations: Service, Archaeological Research, University of California, Getty Locations: Wall, Silicon, Berkeley, Maykopsky District, Adygea Republic, Russia