Romans had whale industry, archeological excavation suggests

Ancient whale bones have been found on three Roman fish processing sites close to the Strait of Gibraltar

Ancient bones found around the Strait of Gibraltar suggest that the Romans might have had a thriving whaling industry, researchers have claimed.

The bones, dating to the first few centuries AD or earlier, belong to grey whales and North Atlantic right whales – coastal migratory species that are no longer found in European waters.

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