Posted in History, Out-of-place artifacts on Apr 16, 2021
The Kensington Runestone is perhaps the best known among artifacts that would demonstrate the presumed Scandinavian presence in America in the pre-Columbian era.
It, which looks like a 202-pound slab of greywacke stone, was found in November 1898 by the Swedish immigrant farmer, Olaf Ohman, and his son Edward, during the clearing of an area near his home.
Posted in History, Out-of-place artifacts on Dec 01, 2020
The Maine Penny is the only certain relic of Viking origin found in the United States during the second year of excavation at the Goddard site, Maine. The small silver coin was identified as a medieval Norwegian penny coined by King Olav III Kyrre between 1067 and ...
