Resolved: Vikings crossed the Atlantic 1,000 years ago, almost five centuries before Columbus

Scientists on Wednesday said a new type of dating technique using a long-ago solar storm as a reference point revealed that the settlement was occupied in 1021 CE, exactly a millennium ago and 471 years before the first voyage of Columbus. The technique was used on three pieces of wood cut for the settlement, all pointing to the same year.

“Much kudos should go to these northern Europeans for being the first human society to traverse the Atlantic,” said geoscientist Michael Dee of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, who led the study published in the journal Nature. “I think it is fair to describe the trip as both a voyage of discovery and a search for new sources of raw materials,” Dee said. “Many archaeologists believe the principal motivation for them seeking out these new territories was to uncover new sources of timber, in particular. It is generally believed they left from Greenland, where wood suitable for construction is extremely rare.

My relatives. .No Starbucks. They went back

Dibs on 10,000 Years

Then they were either slaughtered by natives or left because of climate change.

It was resolved 60 years ago the only thing not resolved was the exact date.

Old news!

We've know for decades that the Viking were in L'Anse aux Meadows, NL, ~1,000 years ago. The only new information is an exact date on some artifacts that tell us they were here at least by 1021. So actually nothing new at all.

I think Viking Day will be one of my favourites.

True First Nation

Visited there two years ago. A fascinating presentation.

For people responding to this article, point here is that Columbus is credited with “discovering America”. He wasn’t even the first European. The Vikings, Basques and Bretons came here long before. And the carbon dating mentioned in the article proves Columbus was 500 years late.

Largest settlement in North America during the 1500’s was Red Bay Labrador! Whale oil trade was massive to light the lanterns all across Europe! Little did they know about oil in the ground!

So

So cancel Columbus Day and tear down statues

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