Post by Jaga on Jul 21, 2009 22:53:34 GMT -7
Amazing how good were people with drawing maps in XV century before America was officially discovered!
see map here
www.redorbit.com/modules/imglib/download.php?Url=/modules/news/upload/a7711f030f5a3858c16513f74e319b1a.jpg
Expert Confirms Authenticity Of Vinland Map
Posted on: Saturday, 18 July 2009, 07:15 CDT
A Danish expert said on Friday that a 15th century Vinland Map, the first known map depicting part of America prior to Christopher Columbus’ arrival on the continent, is almost certainly authentic.
The map has been surrounded by controversy since its discovery in 1950, with many scholars suspecting it was merely part of a hoax intended to prove that Vikings were the first Europeans to land in North America (a claim confirmed by an archaeological find in 1960).
Doubts about the map remained even after carbon dating was established as a credible way of determining the age of an object.
"All the tests that we have done over the past five years -- on the materials and other aspects -- do not show any signs of forgery," said Rene Larsen, rector of the School of Conservation under the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, during an interview with Reuters.
see map here
www.redorbit.com/modules/imglib/download.php?Url=/modules/news/upload/a7711f030f5a3858c16513f74e319b1a.jpg
Expert Confirms Authenticity Of Vinland Map
Posted on: Saturday, 18 July 2009, 07:15 CDT
A Danish expert said on Friday that a 15th century Vinland Map, the first known map depicting part of America prior to Christopher Columbus’ arrival on the continent, is almost certainly authentic.
The map has been surrounded by controversy since its discovery in 1950, with many scholars suspecting it was merely part of a hoax intended to prove that Vikings were the first Europeans to land in North America (a claim confirmed by an archaeological find in 1960).
Doubts about the map remained even after carbon dating was established as a credible way of determining the age of an object.
"All the tests that we have done over the past five years -- on the materials and other aspects -- do not show any signs of forgery," said Rene Larsen, rector of the School of Conservation under the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, during an interview with Reuters.