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• Vikings crossed the Atlantic almost 500 years before Columbus, new evidence shows

  Scientists on Wednesday said a new type of dating technique using a long-ago solar storm as a reference point revealed that the settlement was occupied in 1021 AD.

  World

  Oct 20, 2021
  
• Rare DNA quirk could reveal mysteries of Newfoundland’s first settlers

  Only a handful of people from Europe - fewer than 10 - have been found to test positive for the specific profile, and almost all those have roots in Newfoundland and Labrador.

  Canada

  Apr 14, 2019
  
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• Potential Viking settlement found in Newfoundland

  Using satellite data, researchers have found what they believe could be a second Viking settlement in Newfoundland.

  Canada

  Apr 1, 2016