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Greenland Norse at L’Anse aux Meadows

Parks Canada photgrapher2008

Parks Canada

Parks Canada
Gatineau, Canada

A costumed interpreter stands outside the fence of the encampment and looks at the sunset over the water.

When archaeologists discovered the site in 1960, they excavated the remains of eight timber-and-sod houses. They reburied the houses to preserve their finds.

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  • Title: Greenland Norse at L’Anse aux Meadows
  • Creator: Parks Canada photgrapher
  • Date Created: 2008
  • Location Created: Newfoundland, Canada
  • Subject Keywords: National Historic Sites of Canada, Newfoundland, sunset, fence
  • Rights: ©Parks Canada. All rights reserved.
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