Thread: Columbus was in U.S. FIRST !!!

not so fast history books .. !!
i found this to be an interesting article , have not heard anything of a hoax yet !!
USA: Viking Ship Discovered Near Mississippi RiverÂ|Â

That's not to far from where I live, in fact it is about 20-25 miles away. Very interesting.

grab ya a metal detector and carefully find me something to place in my razor cabinet

That sword was published as a find in England back in 2010 or thereabouts.
The Guardian if I remember correctly...

But anyways, Columbus was by no means the first one from these parts to arrive over there.

Edit:
Seems it was in the Daily mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...uncovered.html

AFAIK, Leif Ericsson was the first documented european settler at the New World... and this was about the IX century.

Originally Posted by Matheus

AFAIK, Leif Ericsson was the first documented european settler at the New World... and this was about the IX century.

I believe you are correct. This site was mentioned in gossers link Parks Canada - L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site . It is quite small but very interesting none the less.

Bob