Oldest Beehive Found in Northern Israel. Sweet.
Posted on September 6, 2007 • By Rebecca Markowitz
Category: Art and Culture |
Just in time for the apples and honey holiday, otherwise known as Rosh Hashana (The Jewish New Year), Israeli archaeologists discovered the oldest beehive in the world. To be exact, the beehive is 3000 years old and clues us in to the the culture of beekeeping in Biblical times.
They’re always finding more ways to back up the reference to Israel as The Land of Milk and Honey.
More details from CNN:
Beekeeping was widely practiced in the ancient world, where honey was used for medicinal and religious purposes as well as for food, and beeswax was used to make molds for metal and to create surfaces to write on. While bees and beekeeping are depicted in ancient artwork, nothing similar to the Rehov hives has been found before, Mazar said.
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