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In a nutshell Stone Age humans extensively harvesting whale products 20,000 years ago — roughly 1,000 years earlier than previously known — using at least six different whale species along ...

Excavations in 2022 in the Basque cave of Isturitz, France, where several dozen whale bone objects were discovered. CREDIT: Jean-Marc Pétillon, Christian Normand.

Citations K. McGrath et al. Late Paleolithic whale bone tools reveal human and whale ecology in the Bay of Biscay. Nature Communications. Published May 27, 2025. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-59486-8.

At one time, whaling was a huge industry. Whales could not only supply humans with food, but also with teeth, bone, skin, and oil from blubber. These massive animals have long played a crucial role in ...

By Will Dunham (Reuters) -Artifacts found at archeological sites in France and Spain along the Bay of Biscay shoreline show that humans have been crafting tools from whale bones since more than ...

A new study, published in Nature Communications, reveals that the oldest whale bone tools have been discovered in Europe. The discovery of these tools will help scientists understand more about ...

Scientists think that ancient humans were crafting whale bone instruments in places including the Arctic and South Pacific. There’s been solid evidence of whale bone tools dating back to about ...

A beached sperm whale has been found with its jawbone removed by a chainsaw in an upsetting incident in New Zealand, with locals condemning the damage done to one of their "chiefs of the sea." The ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Sedgwick County Zoo Curator of Graphics and Exhibits Schanee Anderson brought otter pelts and a whale bone to Wild Side Tuesday afternoon to share the importance of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have pinpointed the oldest known evidence of humans making tools from whale bone. The bones, fashioned into narrow projectiles for hunting, had been uncovered in ...

There’s been solid evidence of whale bone tools dating back to about 5,000 years ago, but the new research published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications pushes the timeline back.