"The authors of the research were able to trace the Vikings to trees they had cut down in order to build their shelter in Newfoundland.

The trees indicate that the settlers were in the area as early as 1021 " 470 years before Christopher Columbus had arrived on the continent, and exactly one millennium ago.

"This is the first time the date has been scientifically established," said archaeologist Margot Kuitems, a researcher at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands who also led the study.

"Previously the date was based only on sagas " oral histories that were only written down in the 13th century, at least 200 years after the events they described took place," Kuitems said."

More interesting science news...

Miracle Plant Used in Ancient Greece Rediscovered After 2,000 Years

Giovanni Prete
July 31, 2024

The "miracle" plant Silphium consumed by Ancient Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians, which was thought to have become extinct two thousand years ago, has recently been rediscovered in Turkey by a professor, who thinks he's found a botanical survivor.

The plant, which the Ancient Greeks called silphion (silphium), was a golden-flowered plant.

It was once the most sought-after product in the Mediterranean even before the rise of Athens and the Roman Empire."

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"While Miski was studying the plants on Mount Hassan, he determined it had thirty secondary metabolites that have medical purposes.

Among the compounds are many have cancer-fighting, contraceptive, and anti-inflammatory properties.

Miski believes that future analyses of the plant will reveal the existence of dozens of yet-to-be-identified compounds of medical interest."

There's a link to the original Nat Geo story in the article.

The history of the plant is incredible... and this may well be it.

Thanks C... that book was a favorite of mine when it was first published.

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