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In Forgotten Whalebones, the Past is Remembered and Recorded
Scientists surveyed 16th-century Basque whaling sites in eastern Canada (determined from archives of the fishery in Spain, as well as additional bays and harbors along the Quebec north shore whose characteristics looked like potential sites. The sites ranged from Middle Bay, Quebec, west to Chaffaud au Basques.null
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Moira Brown of NEAq (left) and Brenna McLeod of Trent University use a portable drill to sample a 500-year-old whale bone on Castle Island, Labrador. (Photo by Michael Moore, WHOI)

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Posted: March 7, 2007

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