MALDI-TOF MS spectra of archaeological whale bone specimens from Atlantic Europe ...
AbstractWhale 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 reco...
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ftdatacite:10.5683/sp3/pqiih5 2023-11-05T03:41:47+01:00 MALDI-TOF MS spectra of archaeological whale bone specimens from Atlantic Europe ... Van Den Hurk, Youri Sikström, Fanny Amkreutz, Luc Bleasdale, Madeleine Borvon, Aurélia Ephrem, Brice Fernández-Rodríguez, Carlos Gibbs, Hannah Johnsson, Leif Lehouck, Alexander Martínez Cedeira, Jose Meng, Stefan Monge Soares, Rui Moreno, Marta Nabais, Mariana Nores, Carlos Pis Millán, José Antonio Riddler, Ian Schmölcke, Ulrich Segschneider, Martin Speller, Camilla Vretemark, Maria Wickler, Stephen Collins, Matthew Nadeau, Marie-Josée Barrett, James 2023 https://dx.doi.org/10.5683/sp3/pqiih5 https://borealisdata.ca/citation?persistentId=doi:10.5683/SP3/PQIIH5 unknown Borealis Dataset dataset 2023 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.5683/sp3/pqiih5 2023-10-09T11:02:48Z AbstractWhale 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. The results show high numbers of Balaenidae (most likely North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)) and grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) specimens, two species no longer present in the eastern North Atlantic. Many of these specimens derive from contexts associated with the known medieval whaling cultures of the Basques, northern Spaniards, Normans, Flemish, Frisians, ... Dataset Eubalaena glacialis North Atlantic North Atlantic right whale DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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AbstractWhale 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. The results show high numbers of Balaenidae (most likely North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)) and grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) specimens, two species no longer present in the eastern North Atlantic. Many of these specimens derive from contexts associated with the known medieval whaling cultures of the Basques, northern Spaniards, Normans, Flemish, Frisians, ... |
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Van Den Hurk, Youri Sikström, Fanny Amkreutz, Luc Bleasdale, Madeleine Borvon, Aurélia Ephrem, Brice Fernández-Rodríguez, Carlos Gibbs, Hannah Johnsson, Leif Lehouck, Alexander Martínez Cedeira, Jose Meng, Stefan Monge Soares, Rui Moreno, Marta Nabais, Mariana Nores, Carlos Pis Millán, José Antonio Riddler, Ian Schmölcke, Ulrich Segschneider, Martin Speller, Camilla Vretemark, Maria Wickler, Stephen Collins, Matthew Nadeau, Marie-Josée Barrett, James |
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Van Den Hurk, Youri Sikström, Fanny Amkreutz, Luc Bleasdale, Madeleine Borvon, Aurélia Ephrem, Brice Fernández-Rodríguez, Carlos Gibbs, Hannah Johnsson, Leif Lehouck, Alexander Martínez Cedeira, Jose Meng, Stefan Monge Soares, Rui Moreno, Marta Nabais, Mariana Nores, Carlos Pis Millán, José Antonio Riddler, Ian Schmölcke, Ulrich Segschneider, Martin Speller, Camilla Vretemark, Maria Wickler, Stephen Collins, Matthew Nadeau, Marie-Josée Barrett, James MALDI-TOF MS spectra of archaeological whale bone specimens from Atlantic Europe ... |
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Van Den Hurk, Youri Sikström, Fanny Amkreutz, Luc Bleasdale, Madeleine Borvon, Aurélia Ephrem, Brice Fernández-Rodríguez, Carlos Gibbs, Hannah Johnsson, Leif Lehouck, Alexander Martínez Cedeira, Jose Meng, Stefan Monge Soares, Rui Moreno, Marta Nabais, Mariana Nores, Carlos Pis Millán, José Antonio Riddler, Ian Schmölcke, Ulrich Segschneider, Martin Speller, Camilla Vretemark, Maria Wickler, Stephen Collins, Matthew Nadeau, Marie-Josée Barrett, James |
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MALDI-TOF MS spectra of archaeological whale bone specimens from Atlantic Europe ... |
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MALDI-TOF MS spectra of archaeological whale bone specimens from Atlantic Europe ... |
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MALDI-TOF MS spectra of archaeological whale bone specimens from Atlantic Europe ... |
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MALDI-TOF MS spectra of archaeological whale bone specimens from Atlantic Europe ... |
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MALDI-TOF MS spectra of archaeological whale bone specimens from Atlantic Europe ... |
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maldi-tof ms spectra of archaeological whale bone specimens from atlantic europe ... |
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Eubalaena glacialis North Atlantic North Atlantic right whale |
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Eubalaena glacialis North Atlantic North Atlantic right whale |
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