15-07-2021 19:49 via archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com

Well-preserved cave painting of honey gathering found in Spain

The findings of a new site of cave paintings in Castellote (Teruel) have brought to light the scene of a person climbing a ladder to get honey from a beehive about 7,500 years ago.
Man gathering honey ca. 7,500 years ago [Credit: Martínez et al. 2021]
This is the most elaborate and well-preserved painting on this gatherer activity documented to date within the Levantine art, developed on the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The findings took place as part of the European pro
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