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  2. Norse colonization of North America - Wikipedia

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    [42] [43] The Norse sites were depicted in the Skálholt Map, made by an Icelandic teacher in 1570 and depicting part of northeastern North America and mentioning Helluland, Markland and Vinland. [44] A reconstruction of Norse buildings at the UNESCO listed L'Anse aux Meadows site in Newfoundland, Canada. Archaeological evidence demonstrates ...

  3. Weeden Island culture - Wikipedia

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    These include: the North peninsular Gulf Coast variant, found along the Gulf coast from Pasco County to the Aucilla River; the Cades Pond culture in north-central Florida; the McKeithen Weeden Island culture in northernmost inland Florida; the Manasota culture located within the central Peninsular Gulf Coast; the Northwest culture, extending ...

  4. Viking Age - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 January 2025. Period of European history (about 800–1050) Viking Age picture stone, Gotland, Sweden. Part of a series on Scandinavia Countries Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Sweden History History by country Åland Denmark Faroe Islands Finland Greenland Iceland Norway Scotland Sweden Chronological ...

  5. Norse rituals - Wikipedia

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    Norse religious worship is the traditional religious rituals practiced by Norse pagans in Scandinavia in pre-Christian times. Norse religion was a folk religion (as opposed to an organized religion), and its main purpose was the survival and regeneration of society. Therefore, the faith was decentralized and tied to the village and the family ...

  6. Viking expansion - Wikipedia

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    Viking expansion was the historical movement which led Norse explorers, traders and warriors, the latter known in modern scholarship as Vikings, to sail most of the North Atlantic, reaching south as far as North Africa and east as far as Russia, and through the Mediterranean as far as Constantinople and the Middle East, acting as looters, traders, colonists and mercenaries.

  7. List of archaeological periods (North America) - Wikipedia

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    San Dieguito–Pinto tradition: c. 6500 BCE – c. 200 CE Chihuahua (Southeastern) tradition: c. 6000 BCE – c. 250 CE Oshara (Northern) tradition: c. 5500 BCE – c. 600 CE Cochise tradition: 5000 – 200 BCE California: Millingstone Horizon (or Encinitas tradition) c. 5500 – 1500 BCE Intermediate Horizon (or Campbell tradition) c. 1500 BCE ...

  8. History of Florida - Wikipedia

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    A shell midden at Enterprise, Florida in 1875.. The foundation of Florida was located in the continent of Gondwana at the South Pole 650 million years ago (Mya). When Gondwana collided with the continent of Laurentia 300 Mya, it had moved further north. 200 Mya, the merged continents containing what would be Florida, had moved north of the equator.

  9. Culture of Florida - Wikipedia

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    Florida is home to several unique music subgenres including Freestyle Florida breaks and Miami bass. Since the 90s, Miami has made a name in the world of electronic , rap , and reggaeton music. Miami Music Week , founded in 2010, is an annual electronic music event that gathers top EDM artists around the world.