L'Anse aux Meadows
| L'Anse aux Meadows | |
|---|---|
|
|
| Coordinates | 51°35′42.96″N 55°31′52.4″W / 51.5952667°N 55.531222°WCoordinates: 51°35′42.96″N 55°31′52.4″W / 51.5952667°N 55.531222°W |
| Offeecial name: L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site |
|
| Teep | Cultural |
| Criterie | vi |
| Designatit | 1978 (2nt session) |
| Reference no. | 4 |
| Kintra | Canadae |
| Region | Europe an North Americae |
| Offeecial name: L'Anse aux Meadows Naitional Historic Steid o Canadae | |
| Designatit | 28 November 1968 |
 Location of L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland
|
|
L'Anse aux Meadows (/ˈlænsi ˈmɛdoʊz/;[1] frae the French L'Anse-aux-Méduses or "Jellyfish Cove") is an airchaeological steid on the northrenmaist tip o Newfoundland in the Canadian province o Newfoundland an Labrador. Discovered in 1960, it is the maist famous steid o a Norse or Viking settlement in North Americae ootside o Greenland.
Datin tae aroond the year 1000, L'Anse aux Meadows is the anly steid widely acceptit as evidence o pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact. It is notable for its possible connection wi the attemptit colony o Vinland established bi Leif Ericson aroond the same time period or, mair broadly, wi Norse exploration o the Americas. It wis named a World Heritage steid bi UNESCO in 1978.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Brave new world of the Vikings, Daily Mail, 26 August 2003
Categeries:
- History o Newfoundland an Labrador
- Umwhile populatit places in Newfoundland an Labrador
- Airchaeological steids in Canadae
- Ruins in Canadae
- Warld Heritage Steids in Canadae
- Heritage steids in Newfoundland an Labrador
- 11t century in Canadae
- European medieval airchitectur in North Americae
- Viking exploration o North Americae
- Naitional Historic Steids in Newfoundland an Labrador
- Viking reenactment
- Museums in Newfoundland an Labrador
- History museums in Canadae
- Airchaeological museums
- Viking Age populatit places
- Viking Age museums
