1021 AD
Norse people work timber in Newfoundland
Tree-ring evidence dates Norse activity in North America to 1021.
- Time period
- 1021 AD
- Region
- Americas
- Theme
- Exploration
- Civilization
- Norse Greenland
Norse people were active at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland in 1021. Precisely dated wood provides evidence of their presence centuries before Columbus' Atlantic voyage.