Whaling and the Antarctic

Historical evidence shows that whale hunting by humans has been occurring for millennia. We are still finding evidence of early whaling cultures. In May 2007, a group of Alaskan Eskimos were butchering a 50-ton bowhead whale they had caught, when they found the barb of a 19th century whaling harpoon...

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Main Author: Tohlen, Anna
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spelling ftquachitabaptun:oai:scholarlycommons.obu.edu:honors_theses-1077 2023-05-15T13:35:52+02:00 Whaling and the Antarctic Tohlen, Anna 2009-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/honors_theses/69 https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1077&context=honors_theses unknown Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/honors_theses/69 https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1077&context=honors_theses Honors Theses whale hunting shore-whaling whale baleen Alaska History text 2009 ftquachitabaptun 2022-03-07T13:05:15Z Historical evidence shows that whale hunting by humans has been occurring for millennia. We are still finding evidence of early whaling cultures. In May 2007, a group of Alaskan Eskimos were butchering a 50-ton bowhead whale they had caught, when they found the barb of a 19th century whaling harpoon wedged in its bones (Dolin, 2007). Text Antarc* Antarctic bowhead whale eskimo* Alaska Ouachita Baptist University: Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita Antarctic The Antarctic
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topic whale hunting
shore-whaling
whale baleen
Alaska
History
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shore-whaling
whale baleen
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History
Tohlen, Anna
Whaling and the Antarctic
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shore-whaling
whale baleen
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History
description Historical evidence shows that whale hunting by humans has been occurring for millennia. We are still finding evidence of early whaling cultures. In May 2007, a group of Alaskan Eskimos were butchering a 50-ton bowhead whale they had caught, when they found the barb of a 19th century whaling harpoon wedged in its bones (Dolin, 2007).
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