ARCHEOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK ROND DE BELLSUND, SPITSBERGEN
In several places along the Bellsund, in the southem part of Spitsbergen, remains of 17th-century whaling stations have been found. In 1998 and 1999 a team of the Arctic Centre/GIA carried out an extensive study of the 17th-century whaling stations in the area around the Bellsund in Spitsbergen. T...
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ftunivgronojs:oai:prd-ojs.ojs3203:article/36519 2023-10-09T21:49:24+02:00 ARCHEOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK ROND DE BELLSUND, SPITSBERGEN Hacquebord, Louwrens Steenhuisen, Frits Waterbolk, Huib Prummel, Wietske 2000-12-15 application/pdf https://ugp.rug.nl/Paleo-aktueel/article/view/36519 nld dut Groninger Instituut voor Archeologie https://ugp.rug.nl/Paleo-aktueel/article/view/36519/33968 https://ugp.rug.nl/Paleo-aktueel/article/view/36519 Paleo-aktueel; No. 11 (1999): Paleo-aktueel 11; 110-115 Paleo-aktueel; Nr 11 (1999): Paleo-aktueel 11; 110-115 1572-6622 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2000 ftunivgronojs 2023-09-12T20:16:31Z In several places along the Bellsund, in the southem part of Spitsbergen, remains of 17th-century whaling stations have been found. In 1998 and 1999 a team of the Arctic Centre/GIA carried out an extensive study of the 17th-century whaling stations in the area around the Bellsund in Spitsbergen. Two stations in the Recherche Fjord and three stations at Midterhuken were surveyed and mapped in detail. The stations were built and used by English whalers mostly from 1613 until 1640. At the beginning, Dutch whalers also were active in the Bellsund region. They built some ovens and houses there which afterwards were pulled downand rebuilt elsewhere by the English. Dutch roof tiles and yellow bricks still mark the site and indicate the Dutch presence here. In 1630-1631 eight English whalers left behind at Spitsbergen successfully wintered at Lægerneset. The place probably was abandoned by the English arround 1640. The station consists of three ovens for boiling whale blubber into oil, a work platform for chopping the blubber and seven houses. Behind the station a graveyard with seventeen graves was found. The samples from the excavations consisted of nails, fragments of clay pipes and pottery, pieces of leather and textile and many bones. Most of the bones turned out to be bones of the Brunnich's guillemot instead of Little auk as one might expect, given their great numbers today. The other stations at Midterhuken probably were English too. However, even less historical evidence is available about these stations. Although a Zeeland coin was found, it is not very likely that Dutch whalers visited this station. The large station consisted of four ovens and three or four houses. Five work platforms indicate that this probably was a production station only. The excavation of the middens showed the same picture as the excavations at Lægerneset. Even the composition of the bird bones was more or less the same. Here also Brunnich's guilemot was the most frequent bird, with the fulmar in second place. The excavation ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Bellsund little auk Recherche fjord Spitsbergen Rijksuniversiteit Groningen: University of Groningen Press Arctic Bellsund ENVELOPE(14.226,14.226,77.662,77.662) Fulmar ENVELOPE(-46.016,-46.016,-60.616,-60.616) Midterhuken ENVELOPE(14.750,14.750,77.650,77.650) |
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In several places along the Bellsund, in the southem part of Spitsbergen, remains of 17th-century whaling stations have been found. In 1998 and 1999 a team of the Arctic Centre/GIA carried out an extensive study of the 17th-century whaling stations in the area around the Bellsund in Spitsbergen. Two stations in the Recherche Fjord and three stations at Midterhuken were surveyed and mapped in detail. The stations were built and used by English whalers mostly from 1613 until 1640. At the beginning, Dutch whalers also were active in the Bellsund region. They built some ovens and houses there which afterwards were pulled downand rebuilt elsewhere by the English. Dutch roof tiles and yellow bricks still mark the site and indicate the Dutch presence here. In 1630-1631 eight English whalers left behind at Spitsbergen successfully wintered at Lægerneset. The place probably was abandoned by the English arround 1640. The station consists of three ovens for boiling whale blubber into oil, a work platform for chopping the blubber and seven houses. Behind the station a graveyard with seventeen graves was found. The samples from the excavations consisted of nails, fragments of clay pipes and pottery, pieces of leather and textile and many bones. Most of the bones turned out to be bones of the Brunnich's guillemot instead of Little auk as one might expect, given their great numbers today. The other stations at Midterhuken probably were English too. However, even less historical evidence is available about these stations. Although a Zeeland coin was found, it is not very likely that Dutch whalers visited this station. The large station consisted of four ovens and three or four houses. Five work platforms indicate that this probably was a production station only. The excavation of the middens showed the same picture as the excavations at Lægerneset. Even the composition of the bird bones was more or less the same. Here also Brunnich's guilemot was the most frequent bird, with the fulmar in second place. The excavation ... |
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Hacquebord, Louwrens Steenhuisen, Frits Waterbolk, Huib Prummel, Wietske ARCHEOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK ROND DE BELLSUND, SPITSBERGEN |
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Hacquebord, Louwrens Steenhuisen, Frits Waterbolk, Huib Prummel, Wietske |
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Hacquebord, Louwrens |
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ARCHEOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK ROND DE BELLSUND, SPITSBERGEN |
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ARCHEOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK ROND DE BELLSUND, SPITSBERGEN |
title_full |
ARCHEOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK ROND DE BELLSUND, SPITSBERGEN |
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ARCHEOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK ROND DE BELLSUND, SPITSBERGEN |
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ARCHEOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK ROND DE BELLSUND, SPITSBERGEN |
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archeologisch onderzoek rond de bellsund, spitsbergen |
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Groninger Instituut voor Archeologie |
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2000 |
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https://ugp.rug.nl/Paleo-aktueel/article/view/36519 |
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ENVELOPE(14.226,14.226,77.662,77.662) ENVELOPE(-46.016,-46.016,-60.616,-60.616) ENVELOPE(14.750,14.750,77.650,77.650) |
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Arctic Bellsund Fulmar Midterhuken |
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Arctic Bellsund Fulmar Midterhuken |
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Arctic Bellsund little auk Recherche fjord Spitsbergen |
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Arctic Bellsund little auk Recherche fjord Spitsbergen |
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Paleo-aktueel; No. 11 (1999): Paleo-aktueel 11; 110-115 Paleo-aktueel; Nr 11 (1999): Paleo-aktueel 11; 110-115 1572-6622 |
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https://ugp.rug.nl/Paleo-aktueel/article/view/36519/33968 https://ugp.rug.nl/Paleo-aktueel/article/view/36519 |
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