> But why preserve dairy when you can move the herd with you when you migrate? Because it's valuable food. Are we agreed that these peoples would milk their an

> But why preserve dairy when you can move the herd with you when you migrate? Because it's valuable food. Are we agreed that these peoples would milk their animals (when possible) and try to consume the milk in some form? If yes, then even fresh cheese is a lot easier to transport than milk. You warm the milk, add rennet, let it curdle, strain it off. You can drink the whey, or feed it to livestock. The remaining cheese curds are much less in mass, volume, and sloshiness than the original milk, so easier to handle and to snack on the following days.