Stay connected Twitter. Hours of operation Open May 31 - Oct. Fees Free admission for youth. Click here for details. Sites nearby. Situated at the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland, this exceptional archaeological site consists of eight timber-framed turf structures built in the same style as those found in Norse Greenland and Iceland from the same period.
The buildings include three dwellings, one forge and four workshops, on a narrow terrace overlooking a peat bog and small brook near the shore of Epaves Bay in the Straight of Belle Isle. Artifacts found at the site show evidence of activities including iron production and woodworking, likely used for ship repair, as well as indications that those who used the camp voyaged further south.
The remnants correspond with the stories told in the Vinland Sagas, which document the voyages of Leif Erikson and other Norse explorers who ventured westward across the Atlantic Ocean from Iceland and Greenland to find and explore new territory, a significant achievement in the history of human migration and discovery.
As such, it is a unique milestone in the history of human migration and discovery. The archaeological site has been reburied in such a way as to protect the remnants from deterioration. There are no known or anticipated threats to the property, it is not at risk of degradation and does not suffer from adverse effects of development or neglect, the totality being managed as a National Historic Site by Parks Canada Agency.
Ample archival evidence shows the property to correspond with the journeys described in the Norse sagas. The layout of the rooms, fireplaces and openings followed the characteristics of Norse design. Animals This frog mysteriously re-evolved a full set of teeth. Animals Wild Cities Wild parakeets have taken a liking to London. Animals Wild Cities Morocco has 3 million stray dogs. Meet the people trying to help. Environment COP26 nears conclusion with mixed signals and frustration.
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Science Why it's so hard to treat pain in infants. Signing up enhances your TCE experience with the ability to save items to your personal reading list, and access the interactive map. Anthony as the crow flies. The site is on an open plain, but stands of balsam fir , larch , birch , and poplar grew on and around it when the Norse arrived and up until the early 20th century.
To the south, it is bordered by a high, rocky ridge extending into the sea. The site was occupied intermittently by five Indigenous groups before the Norse and one after them.
These names have been assigned by archeologists , since who these people were and whether they have direct descendants among present-day Indigenous peoples is unclear. The first to suggest that the site was a former Norse settlement was a Newfoundlander, William Munn, publisher of a major St. Meldgaard conducted a few test excavations but mostly limited his work to foot surveys and local inquiries.
He planned to return but was delayed by other projects. When Norwegian explorer Helge Ingstad and his daughter Benedicte appeared in , locals led them to the grass-covered mounds. Questions on the length and nature of Norse occupation and the relationship of these settlers to the Indigenous people who had also left their mark on the site remained unanswered. Therefore, when the site was commemorated as a National Historic Site of Canada in under the management of Parks Canada , an international advisory committee recommended further excavations see also Historic Sites.
Further excavations by archeologists Jenneth Curtis and Todd Kristensen —09 explored the Indigenous settlements on the site and in the surrounding area. These buildings were organized into four complexes, two of which consisted of a large hall flanked by a small hut.
A third consisted of a large hall, a hut, and a small house. The halls were constructed in a distinctly Icelandic style of the late 10th and early 11th centuries. All were built of sod over a frame of wood see Sod Houses. Of the smaller huts, two were pit houses dug into the ground.
In Scandinavia, this type of hut went out of style in the latter part of the 11th century. A third hut was a round dwelling typical of quarters for low-status people, such as slaves, in Scandinavia.
The dwelling complexes were about m from the shore, lined up on a narrow terrace encircling a bog. A small brook still cuts through the terrace.
The fourth complex, an iron-smelting hut, was built into the brook bank, closer to the shore. This open-ended hut sheltered a small stone-and- clay furnace where iron was smelted from small deposits of ore found in bogs.
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