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Vinland
Vinland (Old Norse Vínland, 'Wine Land') is the name given to the lands explored and briefly settled by Norse Vikings in North America around 1000 CE, particularly referring to Newfoundland, where a Viking site known as L'Anse aux Meadows...
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L'Anse aux Meadows
Archaeological site of L'Anse aux Meadows, a Viking settlement in Newfoundland, North America, which was built and occupied around 1000 CE. It could house up to 70-90 people who would use the site while on expeditions lasting a few years...
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L'Anse aux Meadows - Reconstructed Hall
Reconstructed Viking dwelling from the archaeological site of L'Anse aux Meadows, a Viking settlement in Newfoundland, North America, which was built and occupied around 1000 CE. It could house up to 70-90 people who would use the site while...
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Mountain Meadows Massacre
The Mountain Meadows Massacre (11 September 1857) was a conflict between the Mormons (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) and the wagon train of the Baker-Fancher party, who were traveling through Utah to California, resulting in...
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Leif Erikson
Leif Erikson (also spelled Leif Eriksson, Old Norse Leifr Eiríksson), nicknamed Leif 'the Lucky', was a Norse Viking who is best known for arguably being the first European to have set foot on North American soil along with his crew c. 1000...
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Neanderthal Burial, La Chapelle-aux-Saints (reconstruction)
Reconstruction of the Neanderthal burial at La Chapelle-aux-Saints, France, on display at Musée de La Chapelle-aux-Saints, Corrèze, France.
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Abbaye aux Dames, Saintes
The Abbaye aux Dames, Saintes, Charente-Maritime, France. The abbey was founded in 1047 CE and is an excellent example of Romanesque architecture.
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Mountain Meadows Massacre Site in 2010
Site of the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 11 September 1857 as seen from the 1990 monument in 2010.
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Mountain Meadows Massacre
Mountain Meadows Massacre (11 September 1857), in which the Baker-Fancher party, a wagon train of non-Mormon settlers crossing southern Utah Territory, were attacked by the Utah Mormon Territorial Militia during the Utah War. Illustration...
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Memorial at Mountain Meadows Massacre Site
The right side of the memorial at the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857 site.