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Vikings Sailed to The Ends of Earth to Search For Ivory, DNA Suggests. (via Real Clear Science)
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Egyptian artefacts!
ReplyDeleteThanks much for the Vox link on the hurricane. I was wondering the same.
ReplyDeleteJimmy is cool, President for the people, but trickle-down Rayguns grabbed the nation for the rich. Decadent bro Billy only made 51.
ReplyDeleteVikings sailing to the end of the Earth for ivory would suggest that was their prime purpose, which I highly doubt. We know they sailed to Ireland for wood, and major cities in Europe for ransom.
Yes, looking at time wrong.
xoxoxoBruce