Whale bones collected from walls of houses in the village of Atouguia da Baleia

Cristina Brito, Joana Baço, Nina Vieira

Photogrammetry applied to the study of whale bones is part of our methodology. Here we can see some examples of this work, in partnership with Peniche Council and the Atouguia da Baleia Interpretive Center, to study the historical whaling that took place in this region of Portugal.

Categories of this resource

Consumption of Marine Life, Cristina Brito, Digital Humanities, Drivers of Exploitation, Joana Baço, Knowing the Ocean, Medieval Period, Nina Vieira, Northeast Atlantic, Regional and Global Overviews, Video, Whales, Whaling

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