General Whaling Chronoloc^y 



A. D. 2000, 

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Early 

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Ancient 

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.Modern Period 

 •- Late Period 

 — Middle Period 



Norse discover America 



Nearchus describes whales 



First written whaling record 

 ( in Assyria ) 



Rig-Vedas of\ndia^ which mention 

 whaling 



Aborigines of Sakhalin engrave 

 "bird-bone pipe with whaling scene 



Neolithic rock-engravings of 

 whaling in Norway 



