Tag Archive for 'Norse period'

Kuitems et al. provide evidence that the Norse were active on the North American continent in the year 1021 CE. Image credit: Oscar C.R.

Increasingly Dry Conditions Contributed to Norse Abandonment of Southern Greenland, Study Shows

Mar 23, 2022 by News Staff

Declining temperature has been thought to explain the abandonment of Norse settlements in southern Greenland in the early 15th century CE, although limited...

Skaill farmstead looking towards St Marys kirk and Midhowe Broch. Image credit: Bobby Friel, @Takethehighview / Archaeology Institute, the University of the Highlands and Islands.

Archaeologists Unearth Norse-Period Hall in Scotland

Aug 9, 2019 by News Staff

A team of researchers from the Archaeology Institute at the University of the Highlands and Islands has unearthed the remains of a large Norse building...