Zoomorphic vessel, neolithic, Linear Pottery Culture, National Archaelogical Museum, Bratislava
1,194 words
In the attempt to understand who we are and where we came from, history takes us only so far. Once the written record thins and ends—not far back in time, evolutionarily speaking—we are left primarily with archaeological evidence and inferences from linguistics. Read more …
The Medieval Norse on Baffin Island
Christian Krohg, Leiv Eriksson oppdager Amerika (Leif Eriksson Discovers America), 1893
2,106 words
Thanks to the sagas, it has long been known that Vikings reached the North American continent about 1000 AD. But not until the 1960s did archaeological evidence emerge in Newfoundland, Canada to corroborate the written accounts. Read more …