Ancient Walrus DNA Reveals Mysteries of Viking Ivory Trade
A study of ancient walrus DNA reveals Viking trade routes in Greenland, highlighting Norse interactions with Indigenous ...
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Birch West learn about Swedish culture, bond with neighbors at ‘Learn to Play Kubb’ event
Members of the Atlantis House in Birch West Hall were taught to play the game Kubb on Thursday, Sept. 26, by their RA, ...
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With win on Sunday vs. Jets, Vikings would accomplish another NFL first
T he Minnesota Vikings are heading across the Atlantic Ocean to take on the New York Jets in a week five matchup. With a win, ...
Vikings likely encountered Indigenous Americans long before Columbus did
Vikings lived roughly between the late 8th and 11th centuries, during which time the seafaring Norse people from Scandinavia ...
Vikings May Have Run Into Indigenous Americans Before Columbus, Ivory Hints
Viking Age Norse people seeking walrus ivory in the High Arctic may have encountered Indigenous North Americans hundreds of years before Christopher Columbus "discovered" the continent, a study has ...
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The Vikings traveled great distances to hunt walruses for ivory
demonstrating the Vikings’ significant influence on global trade systems. The study was a collaboration between researchers ...
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The Vikings were part of a global network trading in ivory from Greenland
New research shows that the Vikings traveled more than 6,000 kilometers to the Arctic to hunt for walrus. DNA analyses reveal that walrus ivory from Greenland was brought to Europe and probably as far ...
Walrus DNA suggests meetings between Vikings and Indigenous Inuit
What really surprised us was that much of the walrus ivory exported back to Europe was originating in very remote hunting ...