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The district of Beja (red) on the map of Portugal. © University Museum of Bergen

Country

Portugal

County/ Region

Beja/ Alentejo

Archaeological Period

1400-1500 AD

Year of excavation

Ukjent

Species present

• Vertebra of a small, unidentified whale

References

• Detry, C., Santos, A. B., Casimiro, T., Caessa, A., & Mota, N. 2020. Animal remains from 17th century Carnide, Lisbon, Portugal. In Umberto Albarella, Cleia Detry, Catarina Ginja, Ana Elisabete Pires, Sónia Gabriel, & João Tereso (Eds.), The Archaeology of Animals: From The Mediterranean to the Atlantic. Oxford: Oxbow, p. 10