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](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/101921_bb_vikings_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
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