Littorina littorea : An Indicator of Norse Settlement in North America?
- 19 July 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 141 (3577), 275-276
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.141.3577.275
Abstract
It is suggested that the originally European species Littorina littorea was introduced to North Ameriea by Norse settlers about A.D. 1000. Its subfossil distribution might be used in tracing the extent of Norse travel in this region. Recent archeological finds match very well with the historical records of the Norse exploration and settlements. This activity seems to have been concentrated in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Pre-Columbian Littorina littorea in Nova ScotiaScience, 1961