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Iron Nail, L’Anse aux Meadows
Greenland Norse
Parks Canada
Gatineau, Canada
A rusted iron nail about three inches long.
This nail is over 1000 years old!
Today’s nails are typically made of steel - an alloy of iron and carbon. But this nail is different, it’s made from bog iron found at L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, Canada.
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- Title: Iron Nail, L’Anse aux Meadows
- Creator: Greenland Norse
- Date Created: Circa 1000 CE
- Location: L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, Canada
- Subject Keywords: Newfoundland, National Historic Sites of Canada, geology, blacksmith, iron, nail
- Rights: Photo: ©Parks Canada. All rights reserved., Object: Province of Newfoundland & Labrador
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