Solar storm confirms Vikings settled in North America exactly 1,000 years ago

Analysis of wood from timber-framed buildings in Newfoundland shows Norse-built settlement 471 years before ColumbusLong before Columbus crossed the Atlantic, eight timber-framed buildings covered in sod stood on a terrace above a peat bog and stream at the northern tip of Canada ’s island of Newfoundland, evidence that the Vikings had reached the New World first.But precisely when the Vikings journeyed to establish the L ’Anse aux Meadows settlement had remained unclear – until now.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 20, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Reuters Tags: Archaeology Americas World news Science Source Type: news