Re: Kirsten Seaver's Vinland Map book- first thoughts

From: David B. (davidb_at_tronospamchos.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: 07/29/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 23:48:26 +0100

Erik Hammerstad wrote in message <2msmdoFr2lgcU1@uni-berlin.de>...
>
>Olin and Seaver have recently presented their views on the map
>at a conference in Copenhagen. In Danish at
> http://www.kb.dk/kb/dept/nbo/kob/nyhedsbrev/#03
>it is stated that Olin did not claim that her results proved the
>map to authentic.

Thanks for that reference Erik. Basically, Olin has not shifted her
position an inch- the parchment is from the 1400s, the ink could be
medieval, but of course as a good scientist she can't say that proves the
map to be old. It seems she still won't address the many indications that
the ink cannot have been made in the way she has been suggesting since the
1970s. Still, as the last word on the excellent
http://webexhibits.org/vinland/ site is currently given to her opponents,
with luck she will gradually be marginalised (not that I'm any happier with
Seaver's similarly dogmatic theory about Fr. Fischer...)

>The conference program is found here http://www.dpc.dk/DYNAMICS/
>And Inger/Eric Stevens/Seppo should take note of the following
>program entry: PUBLIC LECTURE BY DR. BIRGITTA WALLACE

:-) (but isn't that a different conference?)

David B.

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