Death in Norse Greenland
What triggered the collapse of the medieval Norse colony on Greenland? Theories have ranged from a cold climate to warring Thule hunters, ancestors of the modern Inuit. New studies combine data from ice cores, archaeological digs, and fossil flies to create a picture of desperation and disaster in t...
| Published in: | Science |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1997
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1126/science.275.5302.924 https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.275.5302.924 |
| Summary: | What triggered the collapse of the medieval Norse colony on Greenland? Theories have ranged from a cold climate to warring Thule hunters, ancestors of the modern Inuit. New studies combine data from ice cores, archaeological digs, and fossil flies to create a picture of desperation and disaster in the final days of one settlement—and finger climate as well as culture as causes of the settlers' demise. |
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