Sperm whales in the Neolithic Mediterranean: a tooth from the sanctuary of Monte d’Accoddi (Sardinia, Italy)

The exceptional find of the tooth of a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) at Monte d’Accoddi adds to the documentation on the possible presence, and exploitation by humans, of cetaceans in the prehistoric Mediterranean. The dating (3638–3378 BC) appears to make it the oldest cetacean find in Sardi...

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Published in:Antiquity
Main Authors: Melis Maria Grazia, Zedda Marco
Other Authors: Melis, Maria Grazia, Zedda, Marco
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Mediterranean prehistory
Sardinia
cetacean
sperm whale
ivory
Physeter macrocephalus
Sperm whale
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11388/248194
https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2021.115
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spelling ftsassariuniiris:oai:iris.uniss.it:11388/248194 2024-04-14T08:18:24+00:00 Sperm whales in the Neolithic Mediterranean: a tooth from the sanctuary of Monte d’Accoddi (Sardinia, Italy) Melis Maria Grazia Zedda Marco Melis, Maria Grazia Zedda, Marco 2021 http://hdl.handle.net/11388/248194 https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2021.115 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000756925700002 journal:ANTIQUITY http://hdl.handle.net/11388/248194 doi:10.15184/aqy.2021.115 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85113804181 Mediterranean prehistory Sardinia cetacean sperm whale ivory info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2021 ftsassariuniiris https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2021.115 2024-03-15T04:08:48Z The exceptional find of the tooth of a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) at Monte d’Accoddi adds to the documentation on the possible presence, and exploitation by humans, of cetaceans in the prehistoric Mediterranean. The dating (3638–3378 BC) appears to make it the oldest cetacean find in Sardinia. Article in Journal/Newspaper Physeter macrocephalus Sperm whale CINECA IRIS Universitá Degli Studi di Sassari Antiquity 95 383
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Sardinia
cetacean
sperm whale
ivory
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Sardinia
cetacean
sperm whale
ivory
Melis Maria Grazia
Zedda Marco
Sperm whales in the Neolithic Mediterranean: a tooth from the sanctuary of Monte d’Accoddi (Sardinia, Italy)
topic_facet Mediterranean prehistory
Sardinia
cetacean
sperm whale
ivory
description The exceptional find of the tooth of a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) at Monte d’Accoddi adds to the documentation on the possible presence, and exploitation by humans, of cetaceans in the prehistoric Mediterranean. The dating (3638–3378 BC) appears to make it the oldest cetacean find in Sardinia.
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Zedda, Marco
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title Sperm whales in the Neolithic Mediterranean: a tooth from the sanctuary of Monte d’Accoddi (Sardinia, Italy)
title_short Sperm whales in the Neolithic Mediterranean: a tooth from the sanctuary of Monte d’Accoddi (Sardinia, Italy)
title_full Sperm whales in the Neolithic Mediterranean: a tooth from the sanctuary of Monte d’Accoddi (Sardinia, Italy)
title_fullStr Sperm whales in the Neolithic Mediterranean: a tooth from the sanctuary of Monte d’Accoddi (Sardinia, Italy)
title_full_unstemmed Sperm whales in the Neolithic Mediterranean: a tooth from the sanctuary of Monte d’Accoddi (Sardinia, Italy)
title_sort sperm whales in the neolithic mediterranean: a tooth from the sanctuary of monte d’accoddi (sardinia, italy)
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