The Vikings that came to America changed the new world in some ways, and their story goes on, well after the landing and arrival. ... 7 Most Mysterious Ancient Artifacts Ever Discovered In America.

W ho discovered America? The common-sense answer is that the continent was discovered by the remote ancestors of today’s Native Americans. Americans of European descent have traditionally ...

Asked who discovered America, 8-year-old Kristin Bjarnadottir, a third grader in Holar, Iceland, answers with complete confidence: “Leifur,” naming the celebrated Viking explorer.

The Vikings landed in what is now Newfoundland, Canada around the year A.D. 1000. So why didn't they colonize the region like other Europeans did centuries later?

I was vaguely aware of the Vikings. But really, what incited my interest was a book called 1421: The Year China Discovered America.That book has been largely debunked, but what is clear is that ...

Researchers explain how Vikings could have used 'sunstones' to locate the sun on cloudy days. And if the theory is true, they could've discovered the basic principles of polarized light.

The findings disrupted the “New World Order” of arrival. Not only did Christopher Columbus not “discover” America, he was far from the first European to set foot in The New World. Vikings ...

Archaeologists have used satellite imagery to identify a site in Newfoundland that could be the first new Viking site discovered in North America in over 50 years. Satellite imagery, magnetometer ...

Viking penny An 11th-century Norse silver coin was discovered at a U.S. archaeological site in Maine in 1957. It may be proof of First Nations communities far to the south of Newfoundland trading ...

The Vikings: A Memorable Visit to America. The Icelandic house of what is likely the first European-American baby has scholars rethinking the Norse sagas. Eugene Linden ...