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, ...
BARCELONA, SPAIN—According to a statement released by the Autonomous University of Barcelona, people living some 5,000 years ago in the Babitonga Bay area on the southern coast of Brazil hunted whales ...
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Some of the oldest harpoons ever found reveal Indigenous people in Brazil were hunting whales 5,000 years ago
Harpoons crafted from the bones of humpback and southern right whales show Indigenous groups in what is now Brazil were hunting whales 5,000 years ago. The discovery, which included 118 whale bones ...
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