Bee products in the prehistoric southern levant: evidence from the lipid organic record

Beehive products have a rich global history. In the wider Levantine region, bees had a significant role in Egypt and Mesopotamia, and intensive beekeeping was noted in Israel during the Biblical period when apiaries were first identified. This study investigates the origins of this extensive beekeep...

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Autores principales:	Rivka Chasan, Danny Rosenberg, Florian Klimscha, Ron Beeri, Dor Golan, Ayelet Dayan, Ehud Galili, Cynthianne Spiteri
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Publicado:	The Royal Society 2021
Materias:	organic residue analysis beeswax lipids Chalcolithic southern Levant GC-MS Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:181aa20c09f348caac96df62203d89642021-11-04T15:54:00ZBee products in the prehistoric southern levant: evidence from the lipid organic record10.1098/rsos.2109502054-5703https://doaj.org/article/181aa20c09f348caac96df62203d89642021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.210950https://doaj.org/toc/2054-5703Beehive products have a rich global history. In the wider Levantine region, bees had a significant role in Egypt and Mesopotamia, and intensive beekeeping was noted in Israel during the Biblical period when apiaries were first identified. This study investigates the origins of this extensive beekeeping through organic residue analysis of pottery from prehistoric sites in the southern Levant. The results suggest that beehive products from likely wild bees were used during the Chalcolithic period as a vessel surface treatment and/or as part of the diet. These functions are reinforced by comparison to the wider archaeological record. While the true frequency of beeswax use may be debated, alternatives to beehive products were seemingly preferred as wild resources contrasted with the socio-economic system centred on domesticated resources, controlled production and standardization. Bee products only became an important part of the economic canon in the southern Levant several millennia later.Rivka ChasanDanny RosenbergFlorian KlimschaRon BeeriDor GolanAyelet DayanEhud GaliliCynthianne SpiteriThe Royal Societyarticleorganic residue analysisbeeswaxlipidsChalcolithicsouthern LevantGC-MSScienceQENRoyal Society Open Science, Vol 8, Iss 10 (2021)
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spellingShingle	organic residue analysis beeswax lipids Chalcolithic southern Levant GC-MS Science Q Rivka Chasan Danny Rosenberg Florian Klimscha Ron Beeri Dor Golan Ayelet Dayan Ehud Galili Cynthianne Spiteri Bee products in the prehistoric southern levant: evidence from the lipid organic record
description	Beehive products have a rich global history. In the wider Levantine region, bees had a significant role in Egypt and Mesopotamia, and intensive beekeeping was noted in Israel during the Biblical period when apiaries were first identified. This study investigates the origins of this extensive beekeeping through organic residue analysis of pottery from prehistoric sites in the southern Levant. The results suggest that beehive products from likely wild bees were used during the Chalcolithic period as a vessel surface treatment and/or as part of the diet. These functions are reinforced by comparison to the wider archaeological record. While the true frequency of beeswax use may be debated, alternatives to beehive products were seemingly preferred as wild resources contrasted with the socio-economic system centred on domesticated resources, controlled production and standardization. Bee products only became an important part of the economic canon in the southern Levant several millennia later.
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author	Rivka Chasan Danny Rosenberg Florian Klimscha Ron Beeri Dor Golan Ayelet Dayan Ehud Galili Cynthianne Spiteri
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title	Bee products in the prehistoric southern levant: evidence from the lipid organic record
title_short	Bee products in the prehistoric southern levant: evidence from the lipid organic record
title_full	Bee products in the prehistoric southern levant: evidence from the lipid organic record
title_fullStr	Bee products in the prehistoric southern levant: evidence from the lipid organic record
title_full_unstemmed	Bee products in the prehistoric southern levant: evidence from the lipid organic record
title_sort	bee products in the prehistoric southern levant: evidence from the lipid organic record
publisher	The Royal Society
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/181aa20c09f348caac96df62203d8964
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Bee products in the prehistoric southern levant: evidence from the lipid organic record

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