Humans know how to use whale meat 14,500 years ago

The results of a group of scientific researchers from the University of Valencia, Spain, said that from 14,500 years ago, people had taken advantage of whale meat, fat and skin.

In the study led by Professor Joan Emili Aura Tortosa and published in the journal "Quaternary International" on January 30, scientists spent 18 months studying the remains of two parasitic living oysters. Whales have the scientific name Tubicinella major and Cetopirus complanatus found together in the Nerja cave in Malaga province in southern Spain. Thereby, they found that these two crustaceans are closely related to the whale, scientifically known as Eubalaena australi, often living on the southernmost tip of the Earth.

Based on the relevant data, the Spanish team thinks that in the period of 14,500 years ago, the above whale might be stranded on low beaches and the ancient humans were able to slaughter fish. This 30-meter long and over 150-tonne weighs on a grilled cave, as well as making use of fish fat and skin for other purposes in ancient times.