Re: One reason why KRS and other Norse artifacts isn't accepted genuine.

From: Doug Weller (dweller_at_ramtops.demon.co.uk)
Date: 11/07/04 

Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2004 07:04:11 +0000

On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 02:10:14 GMT, in sci.archaeology, Inger E. Johansson
wrote:
[SNIP]
>Discussion today among those who are in on it goes from an other part of the
>pages in the url I sent:
>look at 1300
>
>"Norsemen are wintering at Uppernauik where a runestone inscribed by them is
>found. A number of archaeological finds suggest the Greenlanders used Jones
>Sound District. This is north of Devon Island. Beacons, Cairns and
>Eiderduck nesting shelters is found in this region and appears to be
>non-aboriginal. A stone tower is found on the southern shore of Cornwallis
>Island. "
>http://www.telusplanet.net/public/dgarneau/indian7.htm

And a reliable source for this claim is?

And 'tower' can mean something like the Newport Tower, or a beacon. My
guess is that this is the beacon discussed by Farley Mowat here:
http://www.spirasolaris.ca/sbb4g1bv.html

This is not far from Greenland and who knows, it might be Norse. I
wouldn't be surprised. Norse in Alaska, however, would surprise me.

[SNIP]

Doug 

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