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Medieval walrus ivory may reveal trade between Norse and Indigenous Americans hundreds of years before Columbus, study findsThe Thule Inuit people and Norse both hunted walrus in the High Arctic in the 13th century, according to a new study.
What really surprised us was that much of the walrus ivory exported back to Europe was originating in very remote hunting ...
By examining ancient walrus DNA, an international research team led by Lund University in Sweden have retraced the walrus ...
A study of ancient walrus DNA reveals Viking trade routes in Greenland, highlighting Norse interactions with Indigenous ...
Viking Age Norse people seeking walrus ivory in the High Arctic may have encountered Indigenous North Americans hundreds of ...
The Vikings were “extremely well-travelled” with a “global” ivory trade network spanning at least three continents, a new ...
The study is now published in Science Advances. In Medieval Europe, there was an enormous demand for elite products, among them—walrus ivory. With the Vikings playing a vital part in the ivory ...
Medieval Norse settlers in Greenland travelled deep into the Arctic, including parts of what is now Canada, to hunt walruses and feed Europe's booming ivory trade, suggests a recent study. Using ...
The research, published in the journal Science Advances, found that the sea-faring people travelled over 6,000km to hunt for walrus in the Arctic as part of their ivory trade. DNA analysis of ...
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