HONEY IN ANCIENT EGYPT

Medicines, balms, skin ointments, facial masks, liquid baths, hair protectants, food, desserts, fuel, and venom. These are just a few of the products that ancient Egyptians made from honey and bees wax. Archaeologists observed many tomb reliefs depicting honey hunters and found evidence of beekeeping and harvesting on palace grounds. Honey is known for its extremely low moisture, which prevents it from spoiling and its high acidity, which won't allow bacteria to grow but will kill them off. Known as the "lord of offerings" which would placate any god or goddess, sealed ceramic jars containing honey have even been found in ancient Egyptian royal tombs. With honey in almost every facet of everyday Egyptian life, it's hard to imagine a more important product. Its eternal shelf life was likely one of the reasons the ancients titled their pharaohs "The Bee King." Photocredit: Gathering honey, wall art from the tomb of Rekhmire (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

For more info see: https:/www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-science-behind-honeys-eternal-shelf-life-1218690/ and https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/history/honey-in-the-pyramids.aspx&ved=2ahUKEwig58Gc6I_dAhVPVd8KHaIFAPUQFjAAegQIAxAB&usg=AOvVaw3QmY30hN0sNoqFIQkdOq5d and https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/relationship-between-humans-and-honeybees-goes-back-9000-years-1809572we.mspxholosjf