You're welcome David. Reminds me of the indigenous "myth" of the Three Sisters until Cornell ag & other folks realized the science behind the myth. best Tony
On 9/6/07, David Hessler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks for the link Tony, interesting article. As an avid newbie > beekeeper myself, I found this comment pretty funny: > > <<This might have been because the city's ruler wanted the industry > under his control, Marcus said, or because the beekeeping industry was > linked to residents' religious practices, as might be indicated by an > altar decorated with fertility figurines that archaeologists found > alongside the hives.>> > > I wonder if maybe the residents of Rehov simply hadn't forgotten (yet) > that bees are critical to productive farming and so they kept them close > to the geometric center of agricultural activity (the town), where it > would be easy to do maintenance. > > Interesting our culture's built-in bias towards "old means primitive and > superstitious". > > This comment made me think of archaeologists 1000 years from now digging > up televisions... > > "Dateline 3021 AD - New Eastern Coastal province. Archaeologists > excavating near the site of an ancient city called "Wasningtown" have > discovered a set of symmetrical buildings which appear to be a form of > housing. Compartments within each building may have been rooms. > Interestingly, most of these rooms contain various sized boxes which may > have had a glass panel in them. Given the large number of these devices > placed in prominent places, archaeologists theorize that they are some > form of ancient religious artifact: perhaps an altar constructed to > bring good luck and fortune upon the occupants." > > > > > > > Tony Del Plato wrote: > > Off topic story but very interesting. > > Tony Del Plato > > > > > > Archaeologists discover ancient beehives - Yahoo! News > > > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070905/ap_on_sc/ancient_honey > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > -- As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it. Albert Einstein _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
