Quote by: Helge Ingstad

It was very clear that this was a very, very old site. There were remains of sod walls. Fishermen assumed it was an old Indian site. Bu Indians didn't use that kind of buildings and houses.


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  • NameHelge Ingstad
  • DescriptionNorwegian explorer
  • BornDecember 30, 1899
  • DiedMarch 29, 2001
  • CountryNorway
  • ProfessionExplorer; Archaeologist; Jurist; Author
  • AwardsArts Council Norway Honorary Award; Fridtjof Nansen Award For Outstanding Research, Historical-philosophical Class; Gunnerus Medal; Order Of Vasa; Order Of St. Olav