Natural History and Exploitation of the Harbor Porpoise ( Phocoena phocoena Linnaeus, 1758) during the Neolithic (ca. 4000–2000 cal. BC) in the Eastern Baltic Region
Compared with the history of seals in the Baltic Sea, the porpoise has received much less research attention. The harbor porpoise ( Phocoena phocoena ) has been quite rare in the eastern Baltic in recent centuries, but according to archaeological finds, its population was quite numerous here ca. 600...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:1331b9be0acb4f76bb5869771c839e7e 2023-05-15T17:59:07+02:00 Natural History and Exploitation of the Harbor Porpoise ( Phocoena phocoena Linnaeus, 1758) during the Neolithic (ca. 4000–2000 cal. BC) in the Eastern Baltic Region Lembi Lõugas Valdis Bērziņš 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13050909 https://doaj.org/article/1331b9be0acb4f76bb5869771c839e7e EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/5/909 https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615 doi:10.3390/ani13050909 2076-2615 https://doaj.org/article/1331b9be0acb4f76bb5869771c839e7e Animals, Vol 13, Iss 909, p 909 (2023) harbor porpoise eastern Baltic Sea Neolithic ceramics Littorina Sea Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Zoology QL1-991 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13050909 2023-03-12T01:29:56Z Compared with the history of seals in the Baltic Sea, the porpoise has received much less research attention. The harbor porpoise ( Phocoena phocoena ) has been quite rare in the eastern Baltic in recent centuries, but according to archaeological finds, its population was quite numerous here ca. 6000–4000 years ago (ca. 4000–2000 cal. BC). This paper deals with all known archaeological assemblages of porpoise so far discovered in the eastern Baltic (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), discusses the hunting strategies and studies the exploitation of this small cetacean by the Neolithic hunter-gatherers. Fauna historical aspects include new archaeological data in addition to those published previously. We consider whether these new data change the temporal and spatial pattern of porpoise hunting and examine how, in addition to the expected use of porpoise meat and blubber, the porpoise’s toothed mandibles were used for patterning ceramics. Article in Journal/Newspaper Phocoena phocoena Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Animals 13 5 909 |
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Compared with the history of seals in the Baltic Sea, the porpoise has received much less research attention. The harbor porpoise ( Phocoena phocoena ) has been quite rare in the eastern Baltic in recent centuries, but according to archaeological finds, its population was quite numerous here ca. 6000–4000 years ago (ca. 4000–2000 cal. BC). This paper deals with all known archaeological assemblages of porpoise so far discovered in the eastern Baltic (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), discusses the hunting strategies and studies the exploitation of this small cetacean by the Neolithic hunter-gatherers. Fauna historical aspects include new archaeological data in addition to those published previously. We consider whether these new data change the temporal and spatial pattern of porpoise hunting and examine how, in addition to the expected use of porpoise meat and blubber, the porpoise’s toothed mandibles were used for patterning ceramics. |
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Natural History and Exploitation of the Harbor Porpoise ( Phocoena phocoena Linnaeus, 1758) during the Neolithic (ca. 4000–2000 cal. BC) in the Eastern Baltic Region |
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Natural History and Exploitation of the Harbor Porpoise ( Phocoena phocoena Linnaeus, 1758) during the Neolithic (ca. 4000–2000 cal. BC) in the Eastern Baltic Region |
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Natural History and Exploitation of the Harbor Porpoise ( Phocoena phocoena Linnaeus, 1758) during the Neolithic (ca. 4000–2000 cal. BC) in the Eastern Baltic Region |
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Natural History and Exploitation of the Harbor Porpoise ( Phocoena phocoena Linnaeus, 1758) during the Neolithic (ca. 4000–2000 cal. BC) in the Eastern Baltic Region |
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Natural History and Exploitation of the Harbor Porpoise ( Phocoena phocoena Linnaeus, 1758) during the Neolithic (ca. 4000–2000 cal. BC) in the Eastern Baltic Region |
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natural history and exploitation of the harbor porpoise ( phocoena phocoena linnaeus, 1758) during the neolithic (ca. 4000–2000 cal. bc) in the eastern baltic region |
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