Recent Examples on the WebAs waves erode the coastline, Guðmundsdóttir said, ancient whalebones dislodge from the sediment like loose teeth, offering a new trove of research materials; Guðmundsdóttir had found whalebones left by residents at least as far back as the 12th century.—Andrew Chapman, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024 Since Icelanders usually processed whales on the shoreline, most whalebones were lost to the ocean, so their use is likely underrepresented in the archaeological record.—Andrew Chapman, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024 When Szabo and collaborators applied DNA and spectroscopy techniques to whalebones in Iceland, the outcome was no different.—Andrew Chapman, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024 Baleen–or whalebone–is a hard substance made up of keratin.—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2024 Some, like the Rat Hole, are pure happenstance: Take the daikon radish growing through concrete under an overpass in Osaka, Japan, for example, or the whalebone on the coast of Scotland that looks like a bird taking flight.—Steffi Cao, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024 If that were not enough, the gown sits atop a bespoke underpinning made of whalebone.—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2023 Designers and dressmakers used whalebone to provide the structure for corsets and skirts.—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2023 Eyelets show where the bodice was once laced, and there are imprints from whalebone stiffeners that were used for shaping.—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Feb. 2023
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