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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| description | 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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| spelling | craaas:10.1126/science.275.5302.924 2025-09-14T15:03:08+00:00 Death in Norse Greenland Pringle, Heather 1997 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.275.5302.924 https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.275.5302.924 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 275, issue 5302, page 924-926 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1997 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.275.5302.924 2025-08-15T06:32:35Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland inuit Thule AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Greenland Science 275 5302 924 926 |
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| title | Death in Norse Greenland |
| title_full | Death in Norse Greenland |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1126/science.275.5302.924 https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.275.5302.924 |