Pre-Columbian transoceanic contact theories, many of which are speculative, propose that visits to the Americas, interactions with the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, or both, were made by people
Reenactment of a Viking landing in L'Anse aux Meadows
Sweet potatoes for sale, Thames, New Zealand. The word "kumara" has entered English from Māori and is widely used, especially in Polynesia.
Mocha Island off the coast of the Arauco Peninsula, Chile
'Elye'wun, a reconstructed Chumash tomol
The Norse settlement of North America, including Greenland, began in the late 10th century AD and lasted for about 500 years. Further west, the evidence is more limited. Only one Canadian settlement h
Pre-Columbian transoceanic contact theories
…Columbus's first voyage to the Caribbean in 1492. Maritime explorations by Norse peoples from Scandinavia during the late 10th century led to the brief Norse colonization of Greenland and a base camp L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, which preceded Columbus's arrival in the Americas by some 500 years. Recent genetic…
Norse silhouette sculpture above L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, Canada
Hvalsey Church ruins in Greenland
Remains of stables on Greenland
A runestick from Herjolfsnes