This past summer, Philip Conkling, president of the Island Institute, accompanie
This past summer, Philip Conkling, president of the Island Institute, accompanied an expedition of scientists studying abrupt climate change on a trip to Greenland to explore why the Viking Norse settlement there collapsed in the 1400s, after nearly 500 years of successful occupation. The company in...
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ftportllibrary:oai:digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com:news_island-2553 2023-05-15T16:27:55+02:00 This past summer, Philip Conkling, president of the Island Institute, accompanie Conkling, Philip 2006-01-01T08:00:00Z https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_island/379 unknown Portland Public Library Digital Commons https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_island/379 Maine News Index - Island Journal Island Institute of Maine text 2006 ftportllibrary 2022-10-20T20:00:58Z This past summer, Philip Conkling, president of the Island Institute, accompanied an expedition of scientists studying abrupt climate change on a trip to Greenland to explore why the Viking Norse settlement there collapsed in the 1400s, after nearly 500 years of successful occupation. The company included George Denton, a glacial geologist from the University of Maine. A Norse coin and Viking runes found in Maine have led some to believe Vikings traveled here. With details on the expedition. Text Greenland Portland Public Library: Digital Commons Greenland |
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This past summer, Philip Conkling, president of the Island Institute, accompanied an expedition of scientists studying abrupt climate change on a trip to Greenland to explore why the Viking Norse settlement there collapsed in the 1400s, after nearly 500 years of successful occupation. The company included George Denton, a glacial geologist from the University of Maine. A Norse coin and Viking runes found in Maine have led some to believe Vikings traveled here. With details on the expedition. |
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