Evidence from a newly discovered archaeological site in southern Newfoundland reveals it may have once been inhabited by seafaring Scandinavians. If confirmed by further research, this would be only the second known settlement of Vikings in North America.
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Sara Parcak used pictures taken by satellites over four hundred miles above the Earth to seek out indications that Vikings ventured many miles more into North America than previously believed. Parcak had previously used this modern technique to find 17 pyramids, 1,000 tombs, and 3,000 lost civilizations. However this newest discovery might change everything we have previously “known” regarding Vikings in North America.
The first and only Scandinavian settlement in North America was found at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland in 1960. The new site found by Parcak is about three hundred miles southwest of there.
When recognizing discolorations and patterns in the areas covered by the satellite pictures, she made the trip to investigate, hiking through bogs and forests putting herself in danger of possible bear attacks.
Some creating by removal unconcealed a stone cracked by hearth, scraps of ore, and Viking-style turf walls.
“Either it’s … a completely new culture that appears precisely just like the Norse or it’s the westmost Norse web site that’s ever been discovered,” Parcak told media.
That would suggest Vikings may have settled deep into North America many years before Christopher Columbus arrived in 1492.
