MALDI-TOF MS spectra of archaeological whale bone specimens from Atlantic Europe ...
Abstract <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"><span lang="EN-GB">Whale bones are regularly found during archaeological excavations. Identification of these specimens to taxonomic levels is problematic due to their fragmented sta...
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The University of British Columbia
2023
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Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0436266 https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0436266 |
Summary: | Abstract <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"><span lang="EN-GB">Whale bones are regularly found during archaeological excavations. Identification of these specimens to taxonomic levels is problematic due to their fragmented state. This lack of taxonomic resolution limits understanding of the past spatiotemporal distributions of whale populations and reconstructions of early whaling activities. To overcome this challenge, we performed Zooarchaeology by Mass-Spectrometry on an unprecedented selection of 719 archaeological and palaeontological specimens of probable whale bone from Atlantic European contexts, from the Middle to Late Neolithic (c.3500–2500 BCE) to the eighteenth century CE.</span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;"><span lang="EN-GB">The results show high numbers of Balaenidae (most likely North Atlantic right whale ( Eubalaena glacialis )) and grey whale ( Eschrichtius robustus ) specimens, two species ... |
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