Found honeycomb 3,000 years old in Israel

Recent archaeologists working in northern Israel have discovered the vivid evidence of the ancient beekeeping industry including beeswax, bees and what people call the " oldest honeycomb in the world". '.

Performed in the ruins of Rehov, excavations revealed 30 nearly intact honeycomb dating back to around 900 BC - revealed by archaeologist Amihai Mazar of Hebrew University of Jerusalem. with AP correspondent.

One of the beehives made of unburnt straw and clay.(Photo: MSNBC)

He said these are unique evidence that the beekeeping industry has existed and flourished on the ' Holy Land ' in the time of the Bible's birth. This farming industry seems to play an important role because honey can be used both as a medicine and as a nutritious food, while beeswax is used for molding.

Although beekeeping is not a rare work in historical materials, it has never been found before.

According to Professor Mazar's description, artificial beehives are made from unburnt straw and clay, a perforated head for bees to come in and the other end has a cap for the beekeeper to reach for a bee inside. They are neatly arranged into 3 separate rows, in a large room that accommodates hundreds of beehives like that.

'It can be confirmed that this is a highly developed industry, the year in the overall structure of an economy is organized very closely. It is worth mentioning that at that time, the city of Rehov had about 2,000 people of different races'.

One more strange thing, the shelter of thousands of bees is located in the very center of the city - this is unexplained.

(Photo: MSNBC)

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