[Fred Nerks]

To be sure, but still in all, it might be instructive to learn why there was no attempt(apparently) to date the material. For all I know, given the circumstances, it may not be possible, but inquiring minds and all...

I cannot find any reference to this material (looked like a pine needle) having been dated. Nothing, silch. As for:Oldest Known DNA Found in Greenland Ice Core

I can't seem to get past the 'global warming' part, LOL! If I find a report without the spin and bias, I'll ping you.

[ForGod'sSake]

I can't seem to get past the 'global warming' part...

Yeah, it galls me to have to wade through the genuflecting to the GW gods as well. That said, if ALL of Greenland has been covered with ice for as long as a million years, the Vikings, or whoever named the island, must have had a creative streak. Or maybe they had gotten too far down into their mead horns.