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History of the United States in 100 Objects -- 4: The Maine Norse Coin Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong
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- Society & Culture
After one year, my lecture on the only authentic pre-Columbian European artifact ever found in the United States becomes public. Please support this podcast on Patreon to hear the patron-only lectures when they are posted (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=5530632).
--Created in Norway, 1069-1080 AD, during reign of King Olaf Kyrre
--Made of silver alloy
--Found at Goddard Site, Naskeag Point, Maine, dated 1100s-1200s AD
The only authentic Norse artifact ever found in the United States, this small silver coin dated to the 11th century may be an elaborate hoax, or a crucial clue to trade and contact between Europe and America in the centuries between the fall of Vinland and the arrival of Columbus.
After one year, my lecture on the only authentic pre-Columbian European artifact ever found in the United States becomes public. Please support this podcast on Patreon to hear the patron-only lectures when they are posted (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=5530632).
--Created in Norway, 1069-1080 AD, during reign of King Olaf Kyrre
--Made of silver alloy
--Found at Goddard Site, Naskeag Point, Maine, dated 1100s-1200s AD
The only authentic Norse artifact ever found in the United States, this small silver coin dated to the 11th century may be an elaborate hoax, or a crucial clue to trade and contact between Europe and America in the centuries between the fall of Vinland and the arrival of Columbus.
42 min