Vikings lived in North America by at least the year 1021

Scientists used tree ring data to more precisely date a UNESCO historic site in Newfoundland

A reconstructed Viking Age hut with an overgrown roof in Newfoundland

This reconstructed Viking Age hut stands near a Newfoundland archaeological site where a Norse presence has been precisely dated to the year 1021.

Glenn Nagel Photography

Vikings inhabited North America exactly 1,000 years ago, a new study finds.