Evidence for European presence in the Americas in ad 1021
Transatlantic exploration took place centuries before the crossing of Columbus. Physical evidence for early European presence in the Americas can be found in Newfoundland, Canada1,2. However, it has thus far not been possible to determine when this activity took place3,4,5. Here we provide evidence...
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ftunigroningenpu:oai:pure.rug.nl:publications/b7e3e203-2342-40b8-b5e0-ad1e36a6c7a8 2024-09-15T18:19:52+00:00 Evidence for European presence in the Americas in ad 1021 Kuitems, Margot Wallace, Birgitta L. Lindsay, Charles Scifo, Andrea Doeve, Petra Jenkins, Kevin Lindauer, Susanne Erdil, Pınar Ledger, Paul M. Forbes, Véronique Vermeeren, Caroline Friedrich, Ronny Dee, Michael W. 2022-01-20 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11370/b7e3e203-2342-40b8-b5e0-ad1e36a6c7a8 https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/b7e3e203-2342-40b8-b5e0-ad1e36a6c7a8 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03972-8 https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/204883332/s41586_021_03972_8.pdf eng eng info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/714679 https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/b7e3e203-2342-40b8-b5e0-ad1e36a6c7a8 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Kuitems , M , Wallace , B L , Lindsay , C , Scifo , A , Doeve , P , Jenkins , K , Lindauer , S , Erdil , P , Ledger , P M , Forbes , V , Vermeeren , C , Friedrich , R & Dee , M W 2022 , ' Evidence for European presence in the Americas in ad 1021 ' , Nature , vol. 601 , no. 7893 , pp. 388–391 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03972-8 article 2022 ftunigroningenpu https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03972-8 2024-07-01T14:49:24Z Transatlantic exploration took place centuries before the crossing of Columbus. Physical evidence for early European presence in the Americas can be found in Newfoundland, Canada1,2. However, it has thus far not been possible to determine when this activity took place3,4,5. Here we provide evidence that the Vikings were present in Newfoundland in AD 1021. We overcome the imprecision of previous age estimates by making use of the cosmic-ray-induced upsurge in atmospheric radiocarbon concentrations in AD 993 (ref. 6). Our new date lays down a marker for European cognisance of the Americas, and represents the first known point at which humans encircled the globe. It also provides a definitive tie point for future research into the initial consequences of transatlantic activity, such as the transference of knowledge, and the potential exchange of genetic information, biota and pathologies7,8. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland University of Groningen research database Nature 601 7893 388 391 |
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Transatlantic exploration took place centuries before the crossing of Columbus. Physical evidence for early European presence in the Americas can be found in Newfoundland, Canada1,2. However, it has thus far not been possible to determine when this activity took place3,4,5. Here we provide evidence that the Vikings were present in Newfoundland in AD 1021. We overcome the imprecision of previous age estimates by making use of the cosmic-ray-induced upsurge in atmospheric radiocarbon concentrations in AD 993 (ref. 6). Our new date lays down a marker for European cognisance of the Americas, and represents the first known point at which humans encircled the globe. It also provides a definitive tie point for future research into the initial consequences of transatlantic activity, such as the transference of knowledge, and the potential exchange of genetic information, biota and pathologies7,8. |
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Kuitems, Margot Wallace, Birgitta L. Lindsay, Charles Scifo, Andrea Doeve, Petra Jenkins, Kevin Lindauer, Susanne Erdil, Pınar Ledger, Paul M. Forbes, Véronique Vermeeren, Caroline Friedrich, Ronny Dee, Michael W. |
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Kuitems, Margot Wallace, Birgitta L. Lindsay, Charles Scifo, Andrea Doeve, Petra Jenkins, Kevin Lindauer, Susanne Erdil, Pınar Ledger, Paul M. Forbes, Véronique Vermeeren, Caroline Friedrich, Ronny Dee, Michael W. Evidence for European presence in the Americas in ad 1021 |
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Evidence for European presence in the Americas in ad 1021 |
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