Viking Artifacts Found Near Great Lakes -- myArmoury.com

Craig Peters

Michigan| A group of amateur archaeologists searching for the remains of a native american settlements near the town of Cheboygan, on the coast of Lake Huron, have uncovered a large quantity of artefacts, allegedly of Norse or Viking origin. A total of 194 objects, mostly made from various metals including silver, iron, copper and tin, were found on what could be the site of an ancient viking trade post, controlling the Straights of Mackinac, that leads to Lake Michigan.

The artefacts are of various nature and geographical origin. Swords, axes and other weapons from Scandinavian or Germanic origin, silver buttons and a balance scale allegedly from the British isles, hair combs and knife handles made of walrus ivory and originating from Greenland or Iceland… The presence of all these goods suggests an elaborate and efficient economic system based on long-distance trade.

http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/usa-viking-ar...eat-lakes/

J.D. Crawford

Craig Peters · Posted: Tue 27 May, 2014 6:33 pm Post subject:

I'm not completely certain that this news is legitimate since it's difficult to find other sources that mention it. Hopefully, it's not just a hoax.

Craig Peters · Posted: Tue 27 May, 2014 6:36 pm Post subject:

Also, who knows where the image came from? It could simply be a photo of Viking artifacts from an unrelated find. Even if the story is legitimate, there may not be photos of the artifacts ready for release to the general public.

J.D. Crawford · Posted: Tue 27 May, 2014 6:37 pm Post subject:

If its a hoax, then at least its being perpetrated by someone who knows what Viking artifacts should actually look like.

Jonathan Hopkins · Posted: Tue 27 May, 2014 6:49 pm Post subject:

It is a fake story from the online equivalent of the grocery store tabloid "Weekly World News". Searching for the story brings up the World News website and a white supremacist website discussing the article. Definitely not a real find.

J.D. Crawford · Posted: Tue 27 May, 2014 6:54 pm Post subject:

Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.

Mart Shearer · Posted: Tue 27 May, 2014 7:51 pm Post subject:

James Moore · Posted: Wed 28 May, 2014 6:00 am Post subject:

Nathan G · Posted: Wed 28 May, 2014 10:36 am Post subject:

Ahh, too bad.

It may still be only a matter of time before they find definitive proof of Norse people travelling that far inland into the CONUS.

I remember when I was a kid it was highly controversial to suggest they had reached North America at all.......how things change.

Max L · Posted: Wed 28 May, 2014 10:57 am Post subject:

That's bizarre. I don't understand the motivation behind faking a story like this.

Matthew Bunker · Posted: Wed 28 May, 2014 1:29 pm Post subject:

Shahril Dzulkifli

I must say that the Vikings had never reached the Great Lakes area when they first came to North America. They never made their settlements away from the Atlantic Ocean.