Eugène Delacroix, Still Life with Lobster and trophies of hunting and fishing (1826–1827), Louvre The abundance and variety of life in the rivers and the oceans has caught the imagination of artists and influenced their work through the ages. From fish pendants to octopus vases, here are some artefacts from across the world that were inspired by seafood. 1. Octopus Vases Pottery was a flourishing art in Mycenae (Ancient Greece). Sometime between 14th and 13th century B.C.E., the Mycenaeans started to decorate their pots with representations of octopus. A trend…
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Such a Long, Tasty Journey
Wisdom of the Ages “All men are equal before fish” – Herbert Hoover But all fish are not created equal. This and more fish wisdom has been passed on over a period of time, through the ages; each passing generation discovers new things about marine life, with the oceans, seas, rivers and lakes opening up a little more to reveal further secrets. The oceans and seas still hide a lot of marine secrets in their depth Seafood has been part of human diets since the beginning of time; shellfish like mussels…
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Very early, in our evolutionary history, we turned to marine animals to provide us with nourishment. Archaeological excavations suggest that early humans ate mussels during prehistoric times. Mussels Stone Age Man – Fish was a part of their diet The invention and use of tools and technologies, in a simplistic way, defines one hypothetical archaeological period of human civilization from another, the Paleolithic Age (old stone age) – Mesolithic (middle stone age) – Neolithic Age (new stone age) – Bronze Age – Iron age- and Modern Age. The main challenges…
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