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A last minute skeleton discovery finally proved that a Norse church once stood right near Erik the Red’s Greenland settlement
Earth.com · By Adrian Villellas ·
The Brief
- In August 2026, archaeologists at Qinngua, near Narsarsuaq in southern Greenland, reached the second-to-last day of their planned excavation.
- A skeleton was found in the final days of the dig, which the report says confirms a Norse church stood near Erik the Red's Greenland settlement.
- The National Museum of Denmark first excavated this ruin in the 2000s.
Why it matters
If confirmed, the find adds physical evidence of a church at a Norse settlement in Greenland, which bears on how the colonists lived and organised their religious life.
Who’s affected
- archaeologists and historians of the Norse settlements in Greenland
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In August 2026, archaeologists at Qinngua, near Narsarsuaq in southern Greenland, reached the second-to-last day of their planned excavation timeline. The National Museum of Denmark first dug at this particular ruin in the 2000s, and none of the work since then had turned up a…