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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Aetius on Oct 20, 2021, 06:35 PM

Title: Date of Vikings in America Pinpointed
Post by: Aetius on Oct 20, 2021, 06:35 PM
The Vikings were in the Americas in 1021. Not Quite news for many of us but now scientifically proven...

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/technology/ancient-solar-storm-pinpoints-viking-settlement-in-americas-exactly-1-000-years-ago/ar-AAPKTTy?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531

John
Title: Re: Date of Vikings in America Pinpointed
Post by: Imperial Dave on Oct 20, 2021, 07:44 PM
very clever stuff
Title: Re: Date of Vikings in America Pinpointed
Post by: Duncan Head on Oct 21, 2021, 11:27 AM
Yes, I saw that at https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/oct/20/vikings-settled-north-america-1000-years-ago-solar-storm - very impressive science.
Title: Re: Date of Vikings in America Pinpointed
Post by: Chuck the Grey on Oct 23, 2021, 01:19 AM
Fascinating and creative bit of science.
Title: Re: Date of Vikings in America Pinpointed
Post by: davidb on Oct 23, 2021, 05:31 PM
Quirks and Quarks, the weekly science radio show on the CBC, interviewed Michael Dee, an Associate Professor of Isotopic Chronology at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, about this.  FOr those interested, you can hear the interview here https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/oct-23-vikings-in-newfoundland-new-rocks-from-the-moon-making-wood-better-and-more-1.6219865/new-research-shows-the-vikings-were-in-newfoundland-exactly-1000-years-ago-1.6219878 (https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/oct-23-vikings-in-newfoundland-new-rocks-from-the-moon-making-wood-better-and-more-1.6219865/new-research-shows-the-vikings-were-in-newfoundland-exactly-1000-years-ago-1.6219878)
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