Archaeological remains accounting for the presence and exploitation of the North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis on the Portuguese coast (Peniche, West Iberia), 16th to 17th century
UID/HIS/04666/2013 The former occurrence of the North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis on the Portuguese coast may be inferred from the historical range of that species in Europe and in NW Africa. It is generally accepted that it was the main prey of coastal whaling in the Middle Ages and in...
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ftnewulisboa:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/74258 2023-05-15T16:08:15+02:00 Archaeological remains accounting for the presence and exploitation of the North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis on the Portuguese coast (Peniche, West Iberia), 16th to 17th century Teixeira, António Venâncio, Rui Brito, Cristina CHAM - Centro de Humanidades 2014-02-05 12 http://hdl.handle.net/10362/74258 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84895532362&partnerID=8YFLogxK https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0085971 eng eng info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876/147248/PT 1932-6203 PURE: 1222816 PURE UUID: daea6e53-635e-4286-8554-dc94a2538ae5 Scopus: 84895532362 PubMed: 24505251 WOS: 000330829200011 ORCID: /0000-0001-7895-0784/work/67177787 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84895532362&partnerID=8YFLogxK http://hdl.handle.net/10362/74258 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0085971 openAccess Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all) Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology(all) Medicine(all) article 2014 ftnewulisboa https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0085971 2022-08-10T00:07:50Z UID/HIS/04666/2013 The former occurrence of the North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis on the Portuguese coast may be inferred from the historical range of that species in Europe and in NW Africa. It is generally accepted that it was the main prey of coastal whaling in the Middle Ages and in the pre-modern period, but this assumption still needs firming up based on biological and archaeological evidence. We describe the skeletal remains of right whales excavated at Peniche in 2001-2002, in association with archaeological artefacts. The whale bones were covered by sandy sediments on the old seashore and they have been tentatively dated around the 16th to 17th centuries. This study contributes material evidence to the former occurrence of E. glacialis in Portugal (West Iberia). Some whale bones show unequivocal man-made scars. These are associated to wounds from instruments with a sharp-cutting blade. This evidence for past human interaction may suggest that whaling for that species was active at Peniche around the early 17th century. publishersversion published Article in Journal/Newspaper Eubalaena glacialis North Atlantic North Atlantic right whale Repositório da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL) PLoS ONE 9 2 e85971 |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all) Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology(all) Medicine(all) Teixeira, António Venâncio, Rui Brito, Cristina Archaeological remains accounting for the presence and exploitation of the North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis on the Portuguese coast (Peniche, West Iberia), 16th to 17th century |
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UID/HIS/04666/2013 The former occurrence of the North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis on the Portuguese coast may be inferred from the historical range of that species in Europe and in NW Africa. It is generally accepted that it was the main prey of coastal whaling in the Middle Ages and in the pre-modern period, but this assumption still needs firming up based on biological and archaeological evidence. We describe the skeletal remains of right whales excavated at Peniche in 2001-2002, in association with archaeological artefacts. The whale bones were covered by sandy sediments on the old seashore and they have been tentatively dated around the 16th to 17th centuries. This study contributes material evidence to the former occurrence of E. glacialis in Portugal (West Iberia). Some whale bones show unequivocal man-made scars. These are associated to wounds from instruments with a sharp-cutting blade. This evidence for past human interaction may suggest that whaling for that species was active at Peniche around the early 17th century. publishersversion published |
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Archaeological remains accounting for the presence and exploitation of the North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis on the Portuguese coast (Peniche, West Iberia), 16th to 17th century |
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Archaeological remains accounting for the presence and exploitation of the North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis on the Portuguese coast (Peniche, West Iberia), 16th to 17th century |
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Archaeological remains accounting for the presence and exploitation of the North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis on the Portuguese coast (Peniche, West Iberia), 16th to 17th century |
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Archaeological remains accounting for the presence and exploitation of the North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis on the Portuguese coast (Peniche, West Iberia), 16th to 17th century |
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Archaeological remains accounting for the presence and exploitation of the North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis on the Portuguese coast (Peniche, West Iberia), 16th to 17th century |
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archaeological remains accounting for the presence and exploitation of the north atlantic right whale eubalaena glacialis on the portuguese coast (peniche, west iberia), 16th to 17th century |
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