Radiocarbon Dating of Whale Bones from the 17th Century Whaling Sites at Gashamna, Hornsund, South Spitsbergen.

• Autorzy: Birkenmajer K. , Olsson U.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Two well-preserved whale bones, probably belonging to Finnback Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) where collected near remnants of an early 17th century Dutch/English whaling station at Gashamna, Hornsund, south Spitsbergen. They yielded three radiocarbon ages of 620+65 yrs B.P. and 670+75 and 675+80 years B.P. Corrections for the reservoir age of seawater, based on the ages of living marine shells, were applied to obtain a historical age of the bones (A.D):-350 yrs;-400 yrs; and -440 yrs. A result best fitting the age of the Main Whaling Period in Spitsbergen (1610-1640) was obtained with the application of the lowest figures (-350;-400). lt is suggested that the lowest figures (-350) should probably be applied for certain periods to radiocarbon-dated bones of global-range whales, such at the Finnback Whale which during their life repeatedly travel from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

radiocarbon dating; whale bones; oil-cookeries; south Spitsbergen

• Wydawca: Centrum Upowszechniania Nauki PAN
• Czasopismo: Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Earth Sciences
• Rocznik: 1998
• Tom: Vol. 46, nr 2
• Strony: 109--132
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 55 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Birkenmajer K.

autor

Olsson U.

• Instytut Nauk Geologicznych Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego Pl. M. Borna 9 50-205 Wrocław