New research has provided a clue into the extent that Norse colonists on Greenland used imported timber from not just northern Europe but also North America.
, found that medieval Norse colonists, who settled Greenland from 985 to 1450, had acquired North American timber for much longer than previously thought.
They say that medieval sources suggest colonists imported timber from Norway and the northeast coast of North America, with the 11th century site L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland — the only confirmed Norse site on the continent outside of Greenland — possibly serving as a staging post for expeditions.
Wood-working debris and other unidentified objects: a–c) oak fragments from Igaliku; d) oak fragments from GUS; e) oak shaving from Igaliku; f) beech shaving from Igaliku. Of the total, eight pieces of wood, mostly shavings, originated from North America, including seven Jack pine and one hemlock.
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