Posted on 09/16/2009 1:02:25 PM PDT by Nikas777
Vikings visited Canadian Arctic, research suggests
Artifacts suggest Norse settlement in Nunavut
BY RANDY BOSWELL, CANWEST NEWS SERVICEMAY 27, 2009
This May 26 handout photo shows a Nanook archeological site on Baffin Island. Traces of a stone-and-sod wall found at the site, if confirmed, would represent only the second location in the New World where Norse seafarers -- popularly known as Vikings -- built a dwelling. Photograph by: P. Sutherland, Canadian Museum of Civilization, Canwest News Service
One of Canada's top Arctic archeologists says the remnants of a stone-and-sod wall unearthed on southern Baffin Island may be traces of a shelter built more than 700 years ago by Norse seafarers, a stunning find that would be just the second location in the New World with evidence of a Viking-built structure.
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First I ever heard of it and I am juiced to learn more. Thanks, Fred.
No, he doesn’t deny the warming. He believes the warming is cyclical, just where we are in a few hundred thousand or more years of glacial cycles. He also explains the science of why the warming cannot be caused by elevated CO2 levels. He’s not a kook - he worked in the field for many years in government and graduated from a distinguished program.
I did not mean to imply he was a kook - I asked because I was looking for such an informative source and I thank you for informing me about it. You did me a great favor.
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