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Update: I thought the 'Viking' coins found in Maine were a hoax for years
I saw the story about those two silver coins from the 1060s found at a Native American site in Maine back in 2018 and was sure they were planted. Then I read the full report from the team at the University of Southern Maine, which showed the soil layers and wear patterns were totally consistent with medieval circulation. What's a find you were totally wrong about at first?
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the_ryan6mo ago
Still have my doubts about those Maine coins, honestly. The soil layer thing is interesting but it's just one site. I mean, we're talking about two coins in a whole state with no other Norse stuff around. Maybe they got there through later trade networks instead of Vikings. Feels like we're missing a bigger picture.
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