Who were the Europeans who may have been in Arctic Canada as early as the eighth or ninth century? The Helluland Archaeology Project is working on finding the answer. The project is an ongoing research initiative of the Canadian Museum of Civilization which maintains an online exhibit called Strangers, Partners, Neighbors? about this archaeological work.
We tend to think of the internet’s ability to provide the latest science and world affairs information as a value to educational resources that tend to lag behind the latest news. But even in matters relating to history of a thousand years, online updating is important. How long will it be before schoolbooks teach youngsters that there may have been Europeans in Canada before the time of the famed Norse led by Eirik the Red? Spelling his name Eirik here is not a typo. I got it from the experts at this museum website.
