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Sorry if its in the wrong area but I thought this find was neat.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-may-spotted-viking-space-145600689.html
Satellite imagery of Point Rosee in Southern Newfoundland in Canada has revealed a surprising discovery: an ancient Viking site that has the potential to rewrite the history of North America.
The new site is several hundred miles south of the only other Viking site in North America, called L'Anse aux Meadows.
"The sagas suggest a short period of activity and a very brief and failed colonization attempt," Douglas Bolender, an archaeologist specializing in Norse settlements, told National Geographic.
"L'Anse aux Meadows fits well with that story but is only one site. Point Rosee could reinforce that story or completely change it if the dating is different from L'Anse aux Meadows. We could end up with a much longer period of Norse activity in the New World."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/scientists-may-spotted-viking-space-145600689.html
Satellite imagery of Point Rosee in Southern Newfoundland in Canada has revealed a surprising discovery: an ancient Viking site that has the potential to rewrite the history of North America.
The new site is several hundred miles south of the only other Viking site in North America, called L'Anse aux Meadows.
"The sagas suggest a short period of activity and a very brief and failed colonization attempt," Douglas Bolender, an archaeologist specializing in Norse settlements, told National Geographic.
"L'Anse aux Meadows fits well with that story but is only one site. Point Rosee could reinforce that story or completely change it if the dating is different from L'Anse aux Meadows. We could end up with a much longer period of Norse activity in the New World."