Timeline Of Entomology – Prior To 1800
Entomology, the scientific study of insects and closely related terrestrial arthropods, has been impelled by the necessity of societies to protect themselves from insect-borne diseases, crop losses to pest insects, and insect-related discomfort, as well as by people's natural curiosity. Though many significant developments in the field happened only recently, in the 19th–20th centuries, the history of entomology stretches back to prehistory. Prehistory * 13,000 BC – The earliest evidence of man's interest in insects is from Cave painting, rock paintings. The insects depicted are bees. A carving of a cave cricket from the Cave of the Trois-Frères is similarly dated. * 1800–1700 BC – Bees were significant in other early civilisations, for instance at Malia (city), Malia, Crete, where jewellery depicts two golden bees holding a drop of honey. Egypt, Greek and Roman empires * 1000 BC – A Scarabaeus sacer, sacred scarab beetle, held to Scarabaeus sacer#Human significanc ...
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Archaeological Museum Of Heraklion – Bee Pendant (cropped)
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, archaeological site, sites, and cultural landscapes. Archaeology can be considered both a social science and a branch of the humanities. It is usually considered an independent academic discipline, but may also be classified as part of anthropology (in North America – the four-field approach), history or geography. Archaeologists study human prehistory and history, from the development of the first stone tools at Lomekwi in East Africa 3.3 million years ago up until recent decades. Archaeology is distinct from palaeontology, which is the study of fossil remains. Archaeology is particularly important for learning about prehistoric societies, for which, by definition, there are no written records. Prehistory includes ove ...
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