The Times of India

In 1960, a fishermans tip led two explorers to the grassy mounds that rewrote American history

The discovery of Viking presence in North America, initially hinted at by local lore and confirmed by the Ingstads' archaeological work at L'Anse aux Meadows, has been precisely dated to AD 1021. Modern scientific analysis of tree rings, influenced by a solar flare, pinpointed the year the settlement's wood was harvested, proving European arrival centuries before Columbus.