Hello Albina,
In addition to the references provided by Ariane, there are bits of
several other articles I've produced that you might find useful as far
as whale butchery is concerned. Here are the references:
Monks, G.G., A.D. McMillan and D.E. St. Claire (2001) Nuu-chah-nulth
whaling: archaeological insights into antiquity, species preferences,
and cultural importance. /Arctic Anthropology/ 38(1):60-81.
Monks, G.G. (2003) Cultural taphonomy of Nuu-chah-nulth whalebone
assemblages. In R.G. Matson, Q. Mackie and G. Coupland (eds.) /Emerging
from the Mist: Studies in Northwest Coast Culture History./ UBC Press,
Pacific Rim Archaeology Series.
Monks, G.G. (2004) An Oil Utility Index for Whales. In G. Monks, (ed.)
/The Exploitation and Cultural Importance of Sea Mammals./ Oxbow Books,
Oxford.
In each case, I have found the publications of Marian Fiskin and David
Huelsbeck very useful for my area and Jim Savelle's publications,
especially his Architectural Utility Index, useful as comparative
material from the Arctic.
Regards,
Greg Monks
Burke Ariane wrote:
> Hi there, try these:
>
> Monks, G. G. (2001). Quit Blubbering: An Examination of Nuu'chah'nulth (Nootkan) Whale Butchery. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 11, 136-149.
>
> Whitridge , P. (2002). Social and ritual determinants of whale bone transport at a classic Thule winter site in the Canadian Arctic. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 12, 65-75.
>
> Savelle, J. M. (2000). Information systems and Thule Eskimo bowhead whaling. In "Animal Bones: Human Socieities." (P. Rowley-Conwy, Ed.), pp. 74-86. Oxbow Books, Oxford.
>
> Cheers,
> Ariane
>
> Prof. Ariane Burke,
> Dept. d'anthropologie,
> Université de Montréal,
> C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville
> Montreal, QC
> Canada, H3C 3J7
> Tel. 514-343-6574 Fax. 514-343-2494
> http://www.mapageweb.umontreal.ca/burkea/
>
>
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> From: Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites on behalf of Albina Hulda Palsdottir
> Sent: Wed 2010-05-05 6:14 PM
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> Subject: [ZOOARCH] Whale skulls and bones
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>
> Dear Zooarch members
>
> I am working with a collection from Iceland in which two nearly complete whale skulls were found. The whale skulls come from a large midden layer which dates to between the 16th and 19th century. I have not had any luck identifying the species. I have compared the two skulls (which appear to be from the same species) to the following species with no luck
>
>
> * Globicephala melaena, Globicephala melas or long-finned pilot whale
> * Orcinus orca or killer whale
> * Hyperoodon ampullatus or northern bottlenosed whale
>
> The skulls are similar in size to the killer whale but the top of the skull and the prominent bone ridge on top do not match, in other aspects the skulls are quite similar.
> I have posted pictures of the skulls on zoobook here http://zooarchaeology.ning.com/photo/albums/whale-skulls
> The white skull on the photos is a long-finned pilot whale skull.
>
> I was also wondering if anybody could point me to any literature on whale skull butchery marks, measurements and such.
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Albína Hulda Pálsdóttir
>
>
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Gregory G. Monks, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Anthropology
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB
Canada R3T 5V5
ph. (204) 474-6332
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