Whale bones yield their secrets (IMAGE)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Whale bones yield their secrets

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These are among the 719 whale bones from various museum collections in Europe that were analysed by archaeologists. Most of the whale bones originated from around 900 BCE to 1500 CE.

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Photo: NTNU University Museum

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