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...

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Published in:Science
Main Author: Pringle, Heather
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1997
Subjects:
Multidisciplinary
Greenland
inuit
Thule
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.275.5302.924
https://syndication.highwire.org/content/doi/10.1126/science.275.5302.924
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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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