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.
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Ancient people in Brazil were hunting massive whales 5,000 years ago, well before Arctic civilizations
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 ...
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