The exceptional find of the tooth of a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) at Monte d’Accoddi adds to the documentation on the possible presence, and exploitation by humans, of cetaceans in the prehistoric Mediterranean. The dating (3638–3378 BC) appears to make it the oldest cetacean find in Sardinia.
Sperm whales in the Neolithic Mediterranean: a tooth from the sanctuary of Monte d’Accoddi (Sardinia, Italy) / Melis, Maria Grazia; Zedda, Marco. - In: ANTIQUITY. - ISSN 0003-598X. - (2021). [10.15184/aqy.2021.115]
Sperm whales in the Neolithic Mediterranean: a tooth from the sanctuary of Monte d’Accoddi (Sardinia, Italy)
Melis Maria Grazia
;Zedda Marco
2021-01-01
Abstract
The exceptional find of the tooth of a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) at Monte d’Accoddi adds to the documentation on the possible presence, and exploitation by humans, of cetaceans in the prehistoric Mediterranean. The dating (3638–3378 BC) appears to make it the oldest cetacean find in Sardinia.File in questo prodotto:
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