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ANALYSIS OF THE FATTY DEBRIS FROM THE WRECK OF A BASQUE WHALING SHIP AT RED BAY,LABRADOR |
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| Authors: | E. D. MORGAN C. EDWARDS S. A. PEPPER |
| Abstract: | Analysis of fatty material from barrels in a submerged wreck of a whaler in Labrador water showed it to contain free fatty acids, including some higher fatty acid, consistent with whale oil and certainly of marine origin. Conversion to adipocere was extensive but not complete. |
| Keywords: | SPAIN LABRADOR SIXTEENTH CENTURY AD GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY SHIP WRECK ADIPOCERE WHALE OIL IDENTIFICATION |