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Youri van den Hurk

@cetaceanyouri.bsky.social
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Associate Professor in Osteology at the University of Bergen 🇳🇴 - Zooarchaeology, Historical Ecology, and Palaeoproteomics - Cetaceans 🐳 and South American Camelids 🦙 - 🇳🇱 (he/him)

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Magie Aiken @magie-aiken.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Did you know harbour porpoises were once considered food for kings in Europe? 🐬👑 In a new chapter written with @cetaceanyouri.bsky.social we trace the history of porpoise exploitation across Northern Europe from the Mesolithic to the Medieval Curious? I’ll be sharing a few highlights 🧵
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Oceans Past Initiative @oceanspast.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
New #opeanaccess paper 📣 Ancient Atlantic bluefin tuna DNA up to 5000 years old revealed that the frequency of haplotypes has remained similar through time and highlights the utility of aDNA for temporal insights. Link to read: buff.ly/LxREtOQ
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Youri van den Hurk @cetaceanyouri.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Finally migrated here! Currently having fun analyzing thousands of cetacean bones from northern Hokkaido, Japan at Hokkaido University for 5 months! Here a left mandible of a pilot whale! 🐳
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