Ancient Bees

September 12, 2023 10:12 AM

The oldest known depiction of the bee in art is The man (or woman) of bicorp an (at least) 8000 year old cave painting in the Coves de l'Aranya in Bicorp, Valencia, Spain.
posted by donut_princess (2 comments total)

So, what's up with all the Bee posts? Imean, they're delightful
posted by es_de_bah at 12:16 PM on September 12, 2023 [1 favorite]

Thanks for this post! I spent part of a summer touring caves with cave art in and around the Basque region of Spain. All were fantastic - if I had known about this one I would've made a special trip. It looks amazing. And if you ever are in the vicinity of any European art caves, they are really really magical, even the small ones.
posted by bluesky43 at 2:55 PM on September 12, 2023