Posted on 04/23/2019 8:02:03 AM PDT by rdl6989
An iron working hearthstone was discovered on Newfoundland, hundreds of miles from the only noted Viking location to date.
Another thousand-year-old Viking colony might have been found on the island of Newfoundland, Canada. The finding of the old Viking location on the Canadian coast could drastically change the story of the exploration of North America by the Europeans prior to Christopher Columbus.
(Excerpt) Read more at archaeology-world.com ...
So maybe I’m art VIKING!?! That would explain a lot!!!
Sadly, archaeology-world.com is blocked by my firewall.
Unable to read...
Thousands of years?
Labrador is on the mainland, Newfoundland is an island.
The Vikings were pretty amazing, in this case, being able to create iron tools anywhere they found themselves.
Imagine if the Vikings of America had had the luck that Cortez had in Mexico. If the Vikings had landed in a place with a milder climate and more hospitable natives, iron making, the wheel, and the horse could have been introduced to America centuries before Columbus.
This alternative history would be fertile territory for a novelist.
Pls see 24.
Little evidence would remain and even less be visible by now. But it is reasonable to suspect that they roamed far and wide. Exploring was in their nature.
Good thing they landed and parked on the middle of the island. Wouldn’t want it to tip over or anything...
It would make for a good novel, and I’d love it if you’d do one. That said, have you read Jared Diamond’s book collapse? It has a good chapter on Greenland, and why the Norse colony there likely was ultimately unsustainable.
Long supply lines can be fatal.
It isn’t enough to establish a beach head—or even conquer everything in site.
For the Norse, taking Mexico City would likely resemble Napoleon taking Moscow.
Or a guy getting a good looking crazy woman to marry him.
Daf, you got a pic for that handy?
Ice Age, probably.
I recall reading that a Norwegian coin (12th or 13th century) had been found at an archaeological site in Maine, indicating possible later contacts--although the Norse didn't necessarily get that far (one Indian tribe could have traded with another).
Vikings are legendary for their strong constitutions and spirit of exploration and discovery, which makes me wonder...
...about the origin of "Yankee".
Hmmm!
Stone age Europeans were in North America long before “natives” were. None of our history seems real accurate. Whatever you do though, don’t upset the apple cart. We must keep paying them so they can sit on the reservations and rot.
What a disgrace that whole system is. We are the same, we should all be out learning, making income, providing and being good members of society.
DO IT, BRO..!!
^_^
I’d buy that for SURE..!
I’m pretty sure this is the same site.
There’s a link in the comments that shows this was a bust. The scientists used this as a chance to drum up research money.
That’s pretty interesting since there were tales about Christopher Columbus hanging with North Africans near Spain who had trading with the Vikings in earlier ages. I’ve always felt he knew where he was going.
I’m a partial newf and believe that newfoundlanders like it just fine that way, considering they’re beautiful Island is as beautiful as Alaska without being overrun with tourists.
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