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The Maine penny, also referred to as the Goddard coin, is a Norwegian silver coin dating to the reign of Olaf Kyrre King of Norway (1067–1093 AD). It was claimed to be discovered in Maine in 1957, and it has been suggested as evidence of Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact .
A coin similar to the Maine penny. Unusual finds at the site include worked copper, including some of European origin that were found in a Late Ceramic period grave of two children, alongside clay artifacts. [3] The most unusual find, however, is the Maine penny, a silver coin of Norse origin, dating to the reign of Olaf Kyrre (1067–1093 AD ...
About the controversial Norse penny found at a prehistoric Indian site on the Maine coast; Book reviews and information for TWO ESSAYS: CHIEF & GREED by Edmund Carpenter, PhD and PATTERNS THAT CONNECT by Carl Schuster and Edmund Carpenter Archived 2007-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
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This entry should be updated in the light of the discussion of the Maine Penny in Gordon Campbell's Norse America: the Story of a Founding Myth (Oxford University Press, 2021), pp. 167-72. Unlike far too much of what has been written about the Northmen in North America this is a sober, non-partisan and scholarly book.
A to Z Mysteries is a series of children's mystery books. The series is written by Ron Roy, illustrated by John Steven Gurney, and published by Random House. The series is generally considered among the best "easy readers" for young children. [1] [2] There are twenty
Time of Wonder is a 1957 children's picture book written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey that won the Caldecott Medal in 1958. [1] The book tells the story of a family's summer on a Maine island overlooking Penobscot Bay, filled with bright images and simple alliteration. Rain, gulls, a foggy morning, the excitement of sailing, the quiet of ...
Kevin Henkes (born November 27, 1960) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. [2] As an illustrator he won the Caldecott Medal for Kitten's First Full Moon (2004).