| Apiculture in the Prehistoric Aegean: Minoan and Mycenaean Symbols Revisited Contributor(s): Harissis, Haralampos V. (Author), Harissis, Anastasios V. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1407304542 ISBN-13: 9781407304540 Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd OUR PRICE: $45.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 638.109 |
| LCCN: 2009396760 |
| Series: Bar S |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.2" W x 11.5" (0.80 lbs) 106 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study surveys the evidence for beekeeping in the Prehistoric Aegean, from references in later literature to archaeological remains of beekeeping paraphanalia, symbolic depictions in jewelry and on seals, and the evidence of folklore and mythology. Finds of hives, smoking pots, honey extractors and so-on indicate systematic Minoan apiculture, and the authors propose that contra Evans seals can be reinterpreted as depicting apiculture, rather than religious scenes, and used by overseers of beekeeping, a high-status and highly valued industry. They even go as far as to propose an origin in bee depiction for the famous double axe motifs from Knossos. |
Contributor Bio(s): Harissis, Haralampos V.: - Haralampos V. Harissis and Anastasios V. Harissis |