A fitting icon for Mesopotamian mythological fish-human Oannes, an Apkallu, or wise one, passing on antediluvian knowledge of culture and civilisation, teach humankind how to cultivate the soil, and offer sacrifice to the gods. #Assyrian #nimrud #iraq #coastalhistory #muSEAum

During this period, seaweeds Laminaria was burned in stone pits to produce ash rich in soda, potash, & later iodine. Seaweed utilisation by coastal communities in the Atlantic dates back to antiquity, being used as a food source, animal feed and also agricultural resource. #coastalhistory #muSEAum

Kelp & wrack on the seashore? Nature's chemical storehouse & humans' chemical factory! B&W picture from Co. Antrim in Northern Ireland, 1900, showing seaweed such as Laminaria being collected and burnt in a stone kiln to produce soda, potash, Barilla and, later iodine. #coastalhistory #muSEAum

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#muSEAum. One of my favourite books in 2025 was all about STeller's Sea Cow: "Beasts of the Sea" by Iida Turpeinen

Drawing of fish smoking in Kamchatka, Russia, 18th Century. This drawing comes from an 18th-century travel book, shows the Indigenous peoples #Itelmen, also called #Kamchadal, found in the #Arctic #Kamchatka Peninsula. It shows the process of butchering and smoking salmon. #coastalhistory #muSEAum

In the case of the ‘Lady Annesley’s traps’ a stone #fishweir located at Newcastle Beach. The beach, has a very gentle slope and an extensive intertidal zone of of almost 400 metres at average low tide, making it an ideal location for building intertidal structures. 2/2 #coastalhistory #muSEAum

Stone #fishweirs on the shore of Newcastle Beach Co. Down Northern Ireland/UK. The construction of stone fish weirs in the intertidal zone gives us a window into the knowledge and experience local fishing communities must have gathered over the ages. 1/2 #coastalhistory #muSEAum

From the salty sea to up in smoke! 18th century illustration of the smoking of #sardines/#herring in#France. A method of conserving protein, especially fish, that has been part of the human repertoire since the Palaeolithic and, in some respects, hasn't changed in ages. #coastalhistory #muSEAum

Picture of a Thames wooden fish trap(7th to 8th century AD) at Isleworth in the London Borough of Hounslow faces downstream; Chelsea is facing upstream. Structurally, the traps appear to be part of a headwear and an ebb catch fish going up and down with the tides. #coastalhistory #muSEAum #fishtrap

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By integrating insights from both disciplines, we gain a holistic understanding of how human societies interact with and impact their natural environments, equipping us to address the complex social and ecological issues that shape our planet’s future.

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Black and white photo of a fisherman from the island of #Pantelleria, off the coast of #Sicily, making a woven #fishtrap or #nassa. The conical traps had one entrance, allowing fish to swim in, investigate the bait, and find it hard to get out. Deployed with long lines. #coastalhistory #muSEAum

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