Late Paleolithic whale bone tools reveal human and whale ecology in the Bay of Biscay
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Whale bone tools, reportedly around 20,000 years old, have been discovered in the Bay of Biscay region, specifically in Spain. These tools are considered to be among the oldest of their kind and were made from whale bones, possibly from beached carcasses. The discovery sheds light on human and whale ecology during the Late Paleolithic period, although the exact details and implications of the find are still being reported.
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