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MARC recordThe tragedy at Kapp Thordsen, Spitsbergen, 1872-1873 / Kjell-G. Kjaer, Ulf Aasebo, Tora Hultgreen.
| Title: | The tragedy at Kapp Thordsen, Spitsbergen, 1872-1873 / Kjell-G. Kjaer, Ulf Aasebo, Tora Hultgreen. |
| Author(s): | Kjaer, Kjell-G. Aasebo, Ulf. Hultgreen, Tora. |
| Date: | 2010. |
| In: | Polar Record. (2010.), Vol. 46(238) (2010) |
| Abstract: | Presents recent archaeological and medical research which throws light on mysterious deaths of 17 Norwegian sealers in Swedish House (Svenskhuset) at Kapp Thorsden, Spitsbergen during winter and spring of 1872-73. Cause was originally thought to have been scurvy but recent evidence suggests that lead poisoning contributed to tragedy. |
| Notes: | Polar Record. Vol. 46(238) :200-209 (2010). |
| Keywords: | 639.247.4 -- Sealing industry. 903 -- Archaeology. 93"187" -- 1870-1879. V -- History. (*3) -- Arctic regions. (*32) -- Svalbard. (*324) -- Spitsbergen. |
| SPRI record no.: | 191009 |
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