Posted: Apr 01, 2016 8:46 am
Very cool. Makes me wonder, were their ships capable of sailing that far?
If someone would manage sail Viking ship in similar fashion to Heyerdhal's Ra/Ra II .. oh we may find soon enough:
Opportunity to Sail a Viking Ship Across the Atlantic
https://www.seahistory.org/opportunity- ... -atlantic/
She immediately checked that there could be no other explanation for these deposits. Newfoundland historian Olaf Janzen was certain, no other groups of settlers roasted bog iron in Newfoundland. Nothing has been proven yet, but it looks like Parcak might have found evidence for Viking exploration in North America that goes much further than just that one site discovered in the 60s.
If someone would manage sail Viking ship in similar fashion to Heyerdhal's Ra/Ra II .. oh we may find soon enough:
Opportunity to Sail a Viking Ship Across the Atlantic
The ship will leave her home port in Haugesund, Norway, in May 2016 to voyage across the North Atlantic Ocean.
https://www.seahistory.org/opportunity- ... -atlantic/