Falling into Vínland

• Published in: Acta Archaeologica
• Main Authors: Kristjánsson, Jónas, Einarsson, Bjarni F., Jónasson, Kristján, McAleese, Kevin, Hjaltalín, Þór
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Brill 2012
• Subjects: Archeology; Straumfjord; White Bay; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/16000390-08301005; https://brill.com/view/journals/acar/83/1/article-p145_5.xml; https://brill.com/downloadpdf/journals/acar/83/1/article-p145_5.xml

Two interwoven topics are dealt with, firstly a new interpretation of the Icelandic Sagas and historical written sources on the Viking age voyages to North America, leading to a theory on the location of Vínland, and secondly an archaeological survey of deer hunting pitfalls in Newfoundland, which w...