Researchers in the University of Oxford’s Department of Chemistry have solved a decades-old archaeological puzzle by re-investigating the molecular composition of an intriguing residue found in bronze jars excavated from a 6 th century BCE Greek shrine in Paestum, southern Italy. Published today in the Journal of the American Chemical Society , the study presents the first biomolecular evidence that the residue once contained honey, likely in the form of honeycomb. This research is a reminder

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