Authors: Roffet-Salque, M., Regert, Evershed, R.P., Outram, A.K., Cramp, L.J.E., Decavallas, O., Dunne, J., Gerbault, P., Mileto, S., Mirabaud, Pääkkönen, Smyth, Šoberl, L., Whelton, H.L., Alday-Ruiz, A., Asplund, H., Bartkowiak, Bayer-Niemeier, E., Belhouchet, Bernardini F, Budja, Cooney, G., Cubas, Danaher, E.M., Diniz, Domboróczki, Fabbri, C., González Urquijo, J.E., Guilaine, Hachi, Hartwell, B.N., Hofmann, D., Hohle, I., Ibáñez, J.J., Karul, N., Kherbouche, F., Kiely, Kotsakis, K., Lueth, Mallory, J.P., Manen, Marciniak, Maurice-Chabard, B., Mc Gonigle, M.A., Mulazzani, Özdoğan, Perić, O.S., S.R., Petrasch, Pétrequin, A.-M., Poensgen, U., Pollard, C.J., Poplin, Radi, Stadler, Stäuble, Tasić, Urem-Kotsou, Vuković, J.B., Walsh, Whittle, Wolfram, ZapataPeña, Zoughlami
Venue: Nature
Type: Publication
Abstract: International audience; The pressures on honeybee (Apis mellifera) populations, resulting from threats by modern pesticides, parasites, predators and diseases, have raised awareness of the economic importance and critical role this insect plays in agricultural societies across the globe. However, the association of humans with A. mellifera predates post-industrial-revolution agriculture, as evidenced by the widespread presence of ancient Egyptian bee iconography dating to the Old Kingdom (approximately 2400 bc). There are also indications of St...
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Topics: 
Archaeology
Ecology
Zoology
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