I found some bones of monk seal only in Mursia, Pantelleria, Bronze age.
Wilkens B., 1987, La fauna dell'età del Bronzo di Mursia. Nota preliminare.
Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali, serie A, 94, pp.215-224.
sincerely
Barbara Wilkens
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From: "Daniella Bar-Yosef" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 9:00 AM
Subject: Mediterranean Monk Seal
> Dear zooarchs,
>
> A lone Mediterranean Monk seal was spotted off the shores of Israel last
> week, for the first time in fifty years. The link below is in Hebrew, but
> you can at least see the photo. I was wondering if anyone knows of the
> presence of this species (or other seals) in the archaeological record in
> the Mediterranean.
>
> Best wishes,
> Daniella Bar-Yosef
>
> http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/spages/1143950.html
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