Anthropology.netJan 10
Whale hunting began 5,000 years ago on Brazil’s coast, long before Arctic whalers. Bone harpoons from sambaquis reveal deep maritime knowledge and cooperation. A forgotten chapter of ocean history. #Archaeology #Anthropology #Whaling #IndigenousHistory #MaritimeCulture https://www.anthropology.net/p/harpoons-before-history-remembered
Harpoons Before History Remembered

How 5,000 year old whale hunters on Brazil’s coast rewrote the origins of maritime life

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ResearchBuzz: FirehoseSep 15, 2025

Times-Colonist: A ‘magnificent obsession’: Maritime Museum acquires virtual encyclopedia of nautical history. “The Nauticapedia’s vessel databases, articles, reference tables and images attract four million web hits from 130 countries annually. [John] MacFarlane recently donated the comprehensive resource, including all of its rights and contents, to the Maritime Museum of B.C. to be the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/15/a-magnificent-obsession-maritime-museum-acquires-virtual-encyclopedia-of-nautical-history-times-colonist/

Discover My EuropeMay 24, 2024

Let’s travel to Volendam, The Netherlands today and dive into the atmosphere of the historic harbor, where the echoes of maritime tradition blend with the quaint charm of Dutch culture.

Read the post here: https://now.karacs.com/a-glimpse-into-the-past-volendams-historic-coffee-house/

#VolendamMuseum #DutchHeritage #MaritimeCulture #MuseumExhibit #HistoricVolendam

A Glimpse into the Past: Volendam’s Historic Coffee House

Step into the Volendam Museum and travel back in time to a recreated scene straight out of a 19th-century Dutch harbor. Here, in the heart of the museum, lies a meticulous reconstitution of an old coffee house, a social hub where the local community once gathered. Imagine the clinking of coffee cups and the murmur [...]

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