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Widespread exploitation of the honeybee by early Neolithic farmers

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  • Mélanie Roffet-Salque

    (Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol)

  • Martine Regert

    (CEPAM – Cultures et Environnements. Préhistoire, Antiquité, Moyen Âge, UMR 7264, Université Nice Sophia Antipolis – CNRS)

  • Richard P. Evershed

    (Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol)

  • Alan K. Outram

    (University of Exeter)

  • Lucy J. E. Cramp

    (Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol
    University of Bristol)

  • Orestes Decavallas

    (Université Bordeaux Montaigne
    Laboratoire du Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France (C2RMF), UMR 171, Palais du Louvre, Porte des Lions)

  • Julie Dunne

    (Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol)

  • Pascale Gerbault

    (Evolution and Environment, University College London
    University College London)

  • Simona Mileto

    (Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol
    Institut für Prähistorische Archäologie, Freie Universität Berlin)

  • Sigrid Mirabaud

    (Laboratoire du Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France (C2RMF), UMR 171, Palais du Louvre, Porte des Lions
    †Present addresses: Département des restaurateurs, Institut National du Patrimoine, 124 rue Henri Barbusse, 93300 Aubervilliers, France (S.M.); Laboratório HERCULES, Universidade de Évora, Palácio do Vimioso, Largo Marquês de Marialva 8, 7000-809 Évora, Portugal (L.S.); BioArCh–University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK (M.C).)

  • Mirva Pääkkönen

    (Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol
    University of Turku)

  • Jessica Smyth

    (Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol
    University of Bristol)

  • Lucija Šoberl

    (Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol
    University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts
    †Present addresses: Département des restaurateurs, Institut National du Patrimoine, 124 rue Henri Barbusse, 93300 Aubervilliers, France (S.M.); Laboratório HERCULES, Universidade de Évora, Palácio do Vimioso, Largo Marquês de Marialva 8, 7000-809 Évora, Portugal (L.S.); BioArCh–University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK (M.C).)

  • Helen L. Whelton

    (Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol)

  • Alfonso Alday-Ruiz

    (Prehistory and Archaeology. University of Basque Country (EHU-UPV))

  • Henrik Asplund

    (University of Turku)

  • Marta Bartkowiak

    (Institute of Prehistory, Adam Mickiewicz University)

  • Eva Bayer-Niemeier

    (Museum Quintana – Archäologie in Künzing, Partnermuseum der Archäologischen Staatssammlung München)

  • Lotfi Belhouchet

    (Musée Archéologique de Sousse)

  • Federico Bernardini

    (Centro Fermi, Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro di Studi e Ricerche Enrico Fermi
    Multidisciplinary Laboratory, The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics)

  • Mihael Budja

    (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts)

  • Gabriel Cooney

    (UCD School of Archaeology, University College Dublin)

  • Miriam Cubas

    (International Institute for Prehistoric Research of Cantabria, University of Cantabria
    †Present addresses: Département des restaurateurs, Institut National du Patrimoine, 124 rue Henri Barbusse, 93300 Aubervilliers, France (S.M.); Laboratório HERCULES, Universidade de Évora, Palácio do Vimioso, Largo Marquês de Marialva 8, 7000-809 Évora, Portugal (L.S.); BioArCh–University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK (M.C).)

  • Ed M. Danaher

    (University College Galway)

  • Mariana Diniz

    (Faculdade de Letras de Lisboa, Universidade de Lisboa)

  • László Domboróczki

    (István Dobó Castle Museum)

  • Cristina Fabbri

    (Università di Pisa)

  • Jesus E. González-Urquijo

    (International Institute for Prehistoric Research of Cantabria, University of Cantabria)

  • Jean Guilaine

    (CNRS – UMR 5608 – TRACES, Maison de la recherche, Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, 5 Allée Antonio Machado)

  • Slimane Hachi

    (CNRPAH, Centre National de Recherche Préhistorique)

  • Barrie N. Hartwell

    (School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology, Queen’s University Belfast)

  • Daniela Hofmann

    (Universität Hamburg, Archäologisches Institut)

  • Isabel Hohle

    (a.r.t.e.s. Graduate School for the Humanities Cologne, Graduiertenschule der Philosophischen Fakultät)

  • Juan J. Ibáñez

    (IMF-CSIC)

  • Necmi Karul

    (Istanbul University, Faculty of Letters)

  • Farid Kherbouche

    (CNRPAH, Centre National de Recherche Préhistorique)

  • Jacinta Kiely

    (Eachtra Archaeological Projects, Lickybeg)

  • Kostas Kotsakis

    (School of History and Archaeology, Faculty of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

  • Friedrich Lueth

    (German Archaeological Institute)

  • James P. Mallory

    (School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology, Queen’s University Belfast)

  • Claire Manen

    (CNRS – UMR 5608 – TRACES, Maison de la recherche, Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, 5 Allée Antonio Machado)

  • Arkadiusz Marciniak

    (Institute of Prehistory, Adam Mickiewicz University)

  • Brigitte Maurice-Chabard

    (Musée Rolin)

  • Martin A. Mc Gonigle

    (John Cronin & Associates)

  • Simone Mulazzani

    (Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, UMR 7269 LAMPEA, LabexMed, 13284 Marseille, France
    Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza)

  • Mehmet Özdoğan

    (Istanbul University, Faculty of Letters)

  • Olga S. Perić

    (Institute of Archaeology Belgrade)

  • Slaviša R. Perić

    (Institute of Archaeology Belgrade)

  • Jörg Petrasch

    (Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters - Abt. Jüngere Urgeschichte und Frühgeschichte - Schloß Hohentübingen)

  • Anne-Marie Pétrequin

    (Maison des Sciences de l’Homme et de l’Environnement C.N. Ledoux, CNRS & Université de Franche-Comté)

  • Pierre Pétrequin

    (Maison des Sciences de l’Homme et de l’Environnement C.N. Ledoux, CNRS & Université de Franche-Comté)

  • Ulrike Poensgen

    (Kämpfenstr. 20)

  • C. Joshua Pollard

    (Faculty of Humanities, University of Southampton)

  • François Poplin

    (Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle)

  • Giovanna Radi

    (Università di Pisa)

  • Peter Stadler

    (University of Vienna)

  • Harald Stäuble

    (Landesamt für Archaeologie)

  • Nenad Tasić

    (Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade University)

  • Dushka Urem-Kotsou

    (Democritus University of Thrace)

  • Jasna B. Vuković

    (Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade University)

  • Fintan Walsh

    (Irish Archaeological Consultancy, Unit G1, Network Enterprise Park)

  • Alasdair Whittle

    (Cardiff University)

  • Sabine Wolfram

    (State Museum of Archaeology Chemnitz)

  • Lydia Zapata-Peña

    (Prehistory and Archaeology. University of Basque Country (EHU-UPV))

  • Jamel Zoughlami

    (Institut National du Patrimoine de Tunis - Musée archéologique de Carthage)

Abstract

Detection of molecular biomarkers characteristic of beeswax in pottery vessels at archaeological sites reveals that humans have exploited bee products (such as beeswax and honey) at least 9,000 years ago since the beginnings of agriculture.

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  • Mélanie Roffet-Salque & Martine Regert & Richard P. Evershed & Alan K. Outram & Lucy J. E. Cramp & Orestes Decavallas & Julie Dunne & Pascale Gerbault & Simona Mileto & Sigrid Mirabaud & Mirva Pääkkön, 2015. "Widespread exploitation of the honeybee by early Neolithic farmers," Nature, Nature, vol. 527(7577), pages 226-230, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:527:y:2015:i:7577:d:10.1038_nature15757
    DOI: 10.1038/nature15757
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    1. Stephen Buckley & Karen Hardy & Fredrik Hallgren & Lucy Kubiak-Martens & Žydrūnė Miliauskienė & Alison Sheridan & Iwona Sobkowiak-Tabaka & Maria Eulalia Subirà, 2023. "Human consumption of seaweed and freshwater aquatic plants in ancient Europe," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-11, December.
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