The Science Behind Honey’s Eternal Shelf Life | Smithsonian
WEBAug 22, 2013 · Modern archeologists, excavating ancient Egyptian tombs, have often found something unexpected amongst the tombs’ artifacts: pots of honey, thousands of years old, and yet still preserved....
3,500-year-old honeypot is the oldest direct evidence for honey ...
WEBApr 15, 2021 · by Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. Honey is humankind's oldest sweetener—and for thousands of years it was also the only one. Indirect clues about the significance of bees and bee products...
Honey-collecting in prehistoric West Africa from 3500 years ago - Nature
WEBApr 14, 2021 · Honey and other bee products were likely a sought-after foodstuff for much of human history, with direct chemical evidence for beeswax identified in prehistoric ceramic vessels from Europe, the...
3500 year-old honeypot: Oldest direct evidence for honey collecting …
WEBApr 16, 2021 · Ancient Egyptian reliefs indicate the practice of beekeeping as early as 2600 year BCE. But for sub-Saharan Africa, direct archaeological evidence has been lacking until now. The analysis of the chemical residues of food in …
Archaeologists Discover Oldest Direct Evidence for Honey …
WEBMay 13, 2021 · Archaeologists at Goethe University in cooperation with chemists at the University of Bristol have now produced the oldest direct evidence of honey collecting of in Africa. They used chemical food residues in potsherds found in Nigeria.
Ancient pottery reveals the first evidence for honey hunting in ...
WEBApr 14, 2021 · A team of scientists has found the first evidence for ancient honey hunting, locked inside pottery fragments from prehistoric West Africa, dating back some 3,500 years ago.
Found: A 7,500-Year-Old Cave Painting of Humans Gathering Honey
WEBDec 16, 2021 · Within the foothills of the Iberian System Mountain Range in northeastern Spain, archaeologists have discovered a 7,500-year-old cave painting depicting prehistoric humans gathering...
Ancient Pottery Reveals First Evidence of Prehistoric Honey Hunting …
WEBApr 14, 2021 · A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, with colleagues from Goethe University, Frankfurt, has found the first evidence for ancient honey hunting, locked inside pottery fragments from prehistoric West Africa, dating back some 3,500 years ago.
Ancient pottery reveals the first evidence for honey hunting in ...
WEBApr 14, 2021 · A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, with colleagues from Goethe University, Frankfurt, has found the first evidence for ancient honey hunting, locked inside pottery fragments...
Our Ancient Ancestors Probably Loved Honey Too | Smithsonian
WEBNov 11, 2015 · For thousands of years, people have relied on honeybees for many valuable products—from honey to wax, pollen to venom. Ancient Egyptians bestowed their pharaohs the title "Bee King" (among ...