Canary Island relics offer new clues into how North African cultures adapted to ocean living

Canary Island relics offer new clues into how North African cultures adapted to ocean living

Archaeological evidence from the Canary Islands suggests that by the 11th century, people there were harvesting and processing a variety of fish and other marine organisms—indicating that coastal resources may have played a vital role in the economic system, according to a study published in PLOS One by Jonathan Santana of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain, and colleagues.