Medieval whale bone discovered at land-locked castle goes on
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A concentration of the bones were found scattered near the kitchen uncovering the exotic diet of the castle’s then-residents.
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Skeleton found in cave could reveal Neanderthal death rites
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The Whalebone Theatre: A novel: 9780593321706: Quinn, Joanna: Books
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Quakers - latest news, breaking stories and comment - The Independent
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Visiting Cotehele house, Cornwall
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Quakers - latest news, breaking stories and comment - The Independent
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Kraken and Leviathan - TV Tropes
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English Heritage - latest news, breaking stories and comment - The Independent
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Giants of the Deep: A Prehistory of Whaling - resilience
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Whale fossil may be the heaviest animal ever
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Life in the library Archives - Duke University Libraries Blogs
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This cave sheltered some of the first known humans 300,000 years ago