Ancient seafarers may have hunted whales around the world
Elizabeth Pennisi, Michael PriceJul. 10, 2018 http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/07/ancient-seafarers-may-have-hunted...
According to myth, the Maori people arrived in New Zealand riding the back of a whale; today, whales figure prominently in Maori art and stories. Now it appears that Maori ancestors may also have systematically hunted the animals.