Zooarchaeological and molecular perspectives on Basque whaling in 16th Century Labrador

• Main Authors: Cumbaa, Stephen L., Brown, Moira W., White, Bradley N.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of Victoria 2011
• Subjects: Flensing; Balaena mysticetus; Eubalaena glacialis; North Atlantic; North Atlantic right whale
• Online Access: https://journals.uvic.ca/index.php/zooarchaeology/article/view/5356

Whale bones recovered from the excavation of a 16th century Basque whaling station in Red Bay, Labrador are providing valuable data for archaeological interpretation as well as for biological studies of extant whale populations. Zooarchaeological studies on more than 2000 bones found during explorat...