Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Sarah Smellie
Publication Date: May 29, 2025 - 10:36
Archeologist who unravelled the story of North America’s only Viking site has died
May 29, 2025
A celebrated Swedish-Canadian archeologist who helped unravel the story of the Vikings at the only acknowledged Norse site in North America has died.Birgitta Wallace Ferguson presented evidence that Leif Ericsson briefly established a Vinland base at L’Anse aux Meadows, at the tip of Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula. Her work deepened the world’s understanding of Norse history and transformed a rural, far-flung area of Newfoundland into a thriving tourist destination.
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