University of Haifa researchers identify 5,600-year-old Scandinavian salmon
While archaeological researchers have assumed that salmon would have been crucial to the early diet of the ancient Arctic’s inhabitants, there has been little proof until now.
The whitlockite mineral was discovered in hearth sediments from the 5,600 year old Yli-Ii Kierikinkangas site on the Iijoki River in northern Finland.(photo credit: UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA)ByRACHEL BERNSTEINUpdated: