Timeline of entomology – prior to 1800

13,000 BC The earliest evidence of man's interest in insects is from rock paintings. The insects depicted are bees. 1800–1700 BC Bees were significant in other early civilisations, for instance at Malia, Crete, where jewellery depicts two golden bees holding a drop of honey.

Timeline of entomology – prior to 1800

13,000 BC The earliest evidence of man's interest in insects is from rock paintings. The insects depicted are bees. 1800–1700 BC Bees were significant in other early civilisations, for instance at Malia, Crete, where jewellery depicts two golden bees holding a drop of honey.