Abstract
Abstract The extraction and identification of pollen grains from core samples taken from a beeswax statue is described. The samples contained only small amounts of pollen compared to a recent sample of commercial beeswax. Ten pollen types were identified. The most abundant were Onobrychis, Cylisus and Trifolium. Anchusa, Campanula, Centaurea, Chenopodium, Juniperus or Cupressus, Pinus and Labiatae were present in small quantities. In broad terms, the results suggest that the beeswax was produced by bees foraging in a cornfield, or cultivated land, probably in southern Europe, before the widespread use of herbicides.
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