Ancient Brazilian communities hunted whales earlier than previously thought, using advanced technologies. The discovery reshapes views of early maritime societies and provides new ecological insights.
When we imagine the earliest humans brave enough to hunt a forty-ton whale, the image that usually comes to mind is frosty and monochromatic. We tend to think of the Arctic: people wrapped in furs, ...
Archaeological evidence from Brazil’s southern coast is rewriting the timeline of human interaction with whales. A study published in Nature Communications reveals that organized whale hunting ...