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archivesofthesea
Dec 26, 202111 min read
Fish that swam on a plate: Fish plates of the Classical Mediterranean and the Black Sea
Fish hold a fascination for people! They are part of all kinds of stories. We find them in fables, in mythology, in dream lore...
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archivesofthesea
Nov 23, 202113 min read
Mermaids, mermen and other strange creatures on the blurred limits between terrestrial and marine life
They are not fish, they are not humans either… they are not of the land, but neither are they unequivocally creatures of the sea...
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archivesofthesea
Sep 17, 202111 min read
The strange allure of ambergris and other whale wonders
“When they catch sight of one [a dead whale filled with ambergris], they haul it ashore with iron grapnels attached to stout ropes...
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archivesofthesea
Jul 13, 20219 min read
Abalone of East Asia and Minoan Seashells: unexpected resonances
Abalone is a name for the many members of a large family of marine molluscs, the Haliotidae. Haliotidae translates into “the ears of the...
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archivesofthesea
Jun 24, 20219 min read
Traveling and Fish Eating: From Archestratus to Ibn Battuta
We can’t travel far these days, but there’s still the travel shows, past and present (well, mostly past!) reminding us of the opportuniti...
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