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Fascinating new theories about the disappearance of Greenland’s Vikings

By Staff |Nov 11 2016

 

The old theory about the mysterious disappearance of the Vikings that settled Greenland in the 10th century was roughly like this: when the climate got colder the Norse did not adapt, refused to learn hunting techniques from the Inuit and eventually all ended up dead in the 15th century.
science_cover.gifOn the cover Science November issue 2016.

A cover story published in the November issue of Science magazine, however, paints a fascinating and much more complex picture.

http://icelandmag.visir.is/article/fascinating-new-theories-about-disappearance-greenlands-vikings

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It wasn't climate change!

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It wasn't climate change!


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