"Analysis of two iron objects in the Treasure of Villena, the Bronze Age gold hoard discovered in southeastern Spain in 1963, have identified the metal as meteorite iron. "
Sailors playing heavy metal to scare killer whales may be putting a target on their backs by telling the #orcas exactly where to find them
After a series of incidents this year where a population of orca whales near the #IberianPeninsula began targeting and sinking #sailboats, sailors in the region are looking for ways to deter the massive marine mammals.
The #BBCNewshour has a 4min segment on the 50 Orcas that live in the Strait of Gibraltar
The started "playing these games" in 2016 and damaged fishing boats, tourist boats and research boats
Nobody knows why they teach their calfs to attack, but the Spanish govt has told all boats in the area, to not stop and respect the area as their home, Strait of #gibraltar #IberianPeninsula
📘 Hot off the presses and new at your bookstore, the new book co-edited by Cristina Joanaz de Melo (with Koldo Trapaga Monchet and Álvaro Aragón-Ruano): "Roots of Sustainability in the Iberian Empires", aiming to clarify the roots of sustainability in the Iberian Peninsula that lie in the interrelations between #shipbuilding and #forestry.