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The Maya Practiced Beekeeping As Far Back As 3,000 Years Ago, And Some Of Their Bee Cultivation Tools Were Recently Discovered
Ah Mucen Kab, a Maya deity, was worshipped as the god of bees and honey. He showed up quite often in the Madrid Codex, a 1,110-year-old Postclassic manuscript that the ancient Maya created.
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Centuries-Old Maya Beekeeping Tools Unearthed in Mexico
He appears frequently in the 1,100-year-old Madrid Codex, one of just three surviving Postclassic manuscripts created by the civilization. The codex also details beekeeping methods. In addition to ...