Whale hunting in South America began 5,000 years ago, a millennium earlier than previously thought
January 09, 2026
January 09, 2026
BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 9 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news:
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Whale hunting in South America began 5,000 years ago, a millennium earlier than previously thought
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The hunting of large whales goes back much further in time than previously thought. New research from ICTA-UAB and the Department of Prehistory of the UAB reveals that Indigenous communities in southern Brazil were hunting large cetaceans 5,000 ye . . .
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Whale hunting in South America began 5,000 years ago, a millennium earlier than previously thought
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The hunting of large whales goes back much further in time than previously thought. New research from ICTA-UAB and the Department of Prehistory of the UAB reveals that Indigenous communities in southern Brazil were hunting large cetaceans 5,000 ye . . .