#ikuwa8 We are coming to IKUWA 8 the 8th International Congress for Underwater Archaeology, Oostende (Belgium) from October 13th/17th, 2025!
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Session F2. Tales of the Tide: the archaeology and cultural heritage of fish weir traditions. #coastalhistory #maritimememory

The Sperm Whale Tooth at Valencina and the Deep Time of Sea-Human Entanglement An enigmatic marine relic, buried inland over 4,000 years ago, sheds new light on the Copper Age worldview of Iberian societies and their symbolic ties to the sea.

A sperm whale tooth buried 4,000 years ago at an inland Copper Age megasite in Spain reveals ancient ritual, marine memory, and a deep human-animal-sea connection. #archaeology #humenvironment #CopperAge #Valencina #maritimememory @plosone.org

From fjords to atolls, from sunstones to star paths, these seafarers show us how humans made meaning at sea. Not with maps, but with memory, trust, and generations of ocean love.
#ResilientOptimism #OceanHoptimism #MaritimeMemory