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title: L'Anse aux Meadows
author: Michel Rathwell
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9187/lanse-aux-meadows/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# L'Anse aux Meadows
_Authored by Michel Rathwell_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9187.jpg)
## Image Caption
Archaeological site of L'Anse aux Meadows, a [Viking](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vikings/) 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. L'Anse aux Meadows likely functioned as a sort of gateway from which Norse work crews undertook trips to other areas such as the Gulf of St Lawrence, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Labrador, and Baffin Island, where they gathered resources to bring back home to Greenland and beyond.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Rathwell, M. (2018, September 07). L'Anse aux Meadows. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Rathwell, Michel. "L'Anse aux Meadows." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 07, 2018. .
### MLA
Rathwell, Michel. "L'Anse aux Meadows." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Sep 2018, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/digimages1/27493663218)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/digimages1/27493663218) by [**Michel Rathwell**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/digimages1/27493663218). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 07 September 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.