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Edited by: Eva
Crane Title: The rock art of honey hunters ISBN: 0-86098-237-8 106 pages Price :
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It is well know that honey has been collected from hives of bees since the time of the ancient civilizations. Rock art has now been found which shows that honey was also obtained in even earlier prehistoric times from wild nests of bees, built in places that were difficult to access.
Rock paintings or engravings have been discovered in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia that show the methods used to reach these nests and collect honey from them. In southern Africa, especially, the structure of the nests was portrayed in some detail, and rock paintings show how honey hunters interpreted what they saw. The study is based on 380 rock art sites, and 70 of them are illustrated in the book.
Dr Eva Crane, OBE, DSc, was Director of the International Bee Research Association from 1949 until her retirement in 1983. Her writings on beekeeping and bee products are know worldwide, and she is also an authority on the history of both beekeeping and honey hunting.
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