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To: SunkenCiv

How does finding a tiny bit of Barley “Prove” that it was grown there? Couldn’t it have been transported there in their boats?


38 posted on 02/11/2012 8:29:09 AM PST by PilotDave (No, really, you just can't make this stuff up!!!)
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To: PilotDave

In the article, it says that carrying the barley as cargo to Greenland would have been impracticle because of the limited space on the ship.


44 posted on 02/11/2012 9:01:53 AM PST by Bigg Red (Pray for our republic.)
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To: PilotDave; Bigg Red

Thanks Bigg Red.

http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/02/2012/viking-barley-in-greenland


48 posted on 02/11/2012 9:42:04 AM PST by SunkenCiv (FReep this FReepathon!)
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