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NORSE SETTLEMENTS
In 1960, Two Explorers Followed a Fisherman to a Quiet Patch of Grass in Newfoundland, A Few Low Mounds: That revealed the First Proven Viking Settlement in North AmericaIn 1960, the Ingstads, guided by local knowledge, discovered L'Anse aux Meadows, providing the first concrete proof of Norse exploration in...- Why This Quiet Patch of Grass in Canada Is Rewriting the Columbus StoryA significant Norse settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland has been precisely dated to AD 1021. This discovery, confirmed by radi...
- The Weirdest Proof in Archaeology: A Solar Storm That Time-Stamped HistoryArchaeologists now have a powerful new tool for dating. A massive solar storm in 993 CE left a unique mark on tree rings worldwide. Scienti...
- Erik the Red: The viking who founded GreenlandErik the Red, exiled from Norway and Iceland, discovered and named Greenland around 985 AD. His strategic naming attracted settlers from Ic...
- Greenland in the spotlight: Why Trump wants to gain control of the 4,000-year-old civilisationU.S. President Trump seeks control over mineral-rich Greenland, a self-governing region of Denmark home to diverse Inuit populations. Green...
- Travel to Scotland: Isle of Skye offers diverse natural beautyThis diversity in the landscape was not surprising since the Quairaing is a landslip.
- The ultimate holiday guide for 2018: Choose from Fiji, Vietnam, Antarctica or GreenlandNow that you've welcomed the New Year, you can start creating a bucket list to challenge your limits.
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