Vikings visited Canadian Arctic, research suggests: Artifacts suggest Norse settlement in Nunavut

canada.com ^ | MAY 27, 2009 | RANDY BOSWELL,

[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.

[Nikas777]

Interesting hypothesis that the Vikings crossed the Northwest Passage during the Medieval Warm.

First I ever heard of it and I am juiced to learn more. Thanks, Fred.

[colorado tanker]

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.

[colorado tanker]

The blam/SunkenCiv threads are one of the hidden treasures of FR. Glad to see you posting.

[Nikas777]

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.