Data from: Forgotten Mediterranean calving grounds of gray and North Atlantic right whales: evidence from Roman archaeological records
Right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) were extirpated from the eastern North Atlantic by commercial whaling. Gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) disappeared from the entire North Atlantic in still-mysterious circumstances. Here we test the hypotheses that both of these species previously occurred in th...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:50|dedup_wf_001::2fcc3e97ea5ba367f1f6736dceb3852b 2023-05-15T16:08:16+02:00 Data from: Forgotten Mediterranean calving grounds of gray and North Atlantic right whales: evidence from Roman archaeological records Rodrigues, Ana S.L. Charpentier, Anne Bernal-Casasola, Darío Gardeisen, Armelle Nores, Carlos Pis Millán, José Antonio McGrath, Krista Speller, Camilla F. Rodrigues, Ana S. L. 2018-06-21 https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.v2432b2 undefined unknown Dryad https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.v2432b2 http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.v2432b2 lic_creative-commons 10.5061/dryad.v2432b2 oai:services.nod.dans.knaw.nl:Products/dans:oai:easy.dans.knaw.nl:easy-dataset:108474 oai:easy.dans.knaw.nl:easy-dataset:108474 10|openaire____::9e3be59865b2c1c335d32dae2fe7b254 re3data_____::r3d100000044 10|re3data_____::94816e6421eeb072e7742ce6a9decc5f 10|eurocrisdris::fe4903425d9040f680d8610d9079ea14 10|re3data_____::84e123776089ce3c7a33db98d9cd15a8 Mediterranean sperm whale 200 BC - 800 AD Physeter catodon Eschrichtius robustus Antiquity Atlantic gray whale collagen fingerprinting (ZooMS) North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis Strait of Gibraltar Life sciences medicine and health care archeo envir Dataset https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_ddb1/ 2018 fttriple https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.v2432b2 2023-01-22T16:53:26Z Right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) were extirpated from the eastern North Atlantic by commercial whaling. Gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) disappeared from the entire North Atlantic in still-mysterious circumstances. Here we test the hypotheses that both of these species previously occurred in the Mediterranean Sea, an area not currently considered part of their historical range. We used ancient DNA barcoding and collagen fingerprinting methods to taxonomically identify a rare set of 10 presumed whale bones from Roman and pre-Roman archaeological sites in the Strait of Gibraltar region, plus an additional bone from the Asturian coast. We identified three right whales, and three gray whales, demonstrating that the ranges of both of these species historically encompassed the Gibraltar region, and likely including the Mediterranean Sea as calving grounds. Our results significantly extend the known range of the Atlantic gray whale, and suggest that 2,000 years ago right and gray whales were common when compared to other whale species. The disappearance of right and gray whales from the Mediterranean region is likely to have been accompanied by broader ecosystem impacts, including the disappearance of their predators (killer whales) and a reduction in marine primary productivity. The evidence that these two coastal and highly accessible species were present along the shores of the Roman Empire raises the hypotheses that they may have formed the basis of a forgotten whaling industry. Rodrigues et al. Maldi-tof raw spectra Dataset Eubalaena glacialis North Atlantic North Atlantic right whale Sperm whale Unknown Catodon ENVELOPE(-59.966,-59.966,-63.500,-63.500) |
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Mediterranean sperm whale 200 BC - 800 AD Physeter catodon Eschrichtius robustus Antiquity Atlantic gray whale collagen fingerprinting (ZooMS) North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis Strait of Gibraltar Life sciences medicine and health care archeo envir |
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Mediterranean sperm whale 200 BC - 800 AD Physeter catodon Eschrichtius robustus Antiquity Atlantic gray whale collagen fingerprinting (ZooMS) North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis Strait of Gibraltar Life sciences medicine and health care archeo envir Rodrigues, Ana S.L. Charpentier, Anne Bernal-Casasola, Darío Gardeisen, Armelle Nores, Carlos Pis Millán, José Antonio McGrath, Krista Speller, Camilla F. Rodrigues, Ana S. L. Data from: Forgotten Mediterranean calving grounds of gray and North Atlantic right whales: evidence from Roman archaeological records |
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Mediterranean sperm whale 200 BC - 800 AD Physeter catodon Eschrichtius robustus Antiquity Atlantic gray whale collagen fingerprinting (ZooMS) North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis Strait of Gibraltar Life sciences medicine and health care archeo envir |
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Right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) were extirpated from the eastern North Atlantic by commercial whaling. Gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) disappeared from the entire North Atlantic in still-mysterious circumstances. Here we test the hypotheses that both of these species previously occurred in the Mediterranean Sea, an area not currently considered part of their historical range. We used ancient DNA barcoding and collagen fingerprinting methods to taxonomically identify a rare set of 10 presumed whale bones from Roman and pre-Roman archaeological sites in the Strait of Gibraltar region, plus an additional bone from the Asturian coast. We identified three right whales, and three gray whales, demonstrating that the ranges of both of these species historically encompassed the Gibraltar region, and likely including the Mediterranean Sea as calving grounds. Our results significantly extend the known range of the Atlantic gray whale, and suggest that 2,000 years ago right and gray whales were common when compared to other whale species. The disappearance of right and gray whales from the Mediterranean region is likely to have been accompanied by broader ecosystem impacts, including the disappearance of their predators (killer whales) and a reduction in marine primary productivity. The evidence that these two coastal and highly accessible species were present along the shores of the Roman Empire raises the hypotheses that they may have formed the basis of a forgotten whaling industry. Rodrigues et al. Maldi-tof raw spectra |
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Rodrigues, Ana S.L. Charpentier, Anne Bernal-Casasola, Darío Gardeisen, Armelle Nores, Carlos Pis Millán, José Antonio McGrath, Krista Speller, Camilla F. Rodrigues, Ana S. L. |
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Rodrigues, Ana S.L. Charpentier, Anne Bernal-Casasola, Darío Gardeisen, Armelle Nores, Carlos Pis Millán, José Antonio McGrath, Krista Speller, Camilla F. Rodrigues, Ana S. L. |
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Data from: Forgotten Mediterranean calving grounds of gray and North Atlantic right whales: evidence from Roman archaeological records |
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Data from: Forgotten Mediterranean calving grounds of gray and North Atlantic right whales: evidence from Roman archaeological records |
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Data from: Forgotten Mediterranean calving grounds of gray and North Atlantic right whales: evidence from Roman archaeological records |
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Data from: Forgotten Mediterranean calving grounds of gray and North Atlantic right whales: evidence from Roman archaeological records |
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Data from: Forgotten Mediterranean calving grounds of gray and North Atlantic right whales: evidence from Roman archaeological records |
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data from: forgotten mediterranean calving grounds of gray and north atlantic right whales: evidence from roman archaeological records |
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Eubalaena glacialis North Atlantic North Atlantic right whale Sperm whale |
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Eubalaena glacialis North Atlantic North Atlantic right whale Sperm whale |
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