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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 ...
This is a listing of sites of archaeological interest in the state of Maine, in the United States. Subcategories. ... Maine penny; S. Spirit Pond runestones
This site, Maine Survey Number 49.24, is located on a terrace above the river, and has been undisturbed by plowing. The site is deeply stratified, [2] and has been dated to the Archaic period, with evidentiary finds dating to the early Archaic. [3] Finds at this site include stone tools sourced from Mount Jasper in Berlin, New Hampshire. [4]
Maine State House [3] 185 (56) 4 1832 Augusta: Government 7 Lewiston City Hall [4] 185 (56) 3 1892 Lewiston: Government 8: Franklin Towers [5] 175 (53) 16: 1969: Portland: Apartments 9: Back Bay Tower 172 (52) 16: 1997: Portland: Apartments 10: Time and Temperature Building: 170 (52) 14: 1924: Portland: Office 11 Basilica of Saints Peter and ...
An undisturbed, sphagnum bog considered one of the largest and finest in Maine. Gulf Hagas: 1968: Piscataquis: federal (Appalachian Trail) Waterfalls, cliffs, and growth of spruce-fir forest on the gorge walls give the site unusual scenic beauty. The Hermitage
Inscription on the map stone Edward Larsson's notes from 1885 show the use of pentadic runic numerals to replace the Arabic numerals.. The Spirit Pond runestones are three stones with alleged runic inscriptions, found at Spirit Pond in Phippsburg, Maine in 1971 by a Walter J. Elliott Jr., a carpenter born in Bath, Maine.
The Kennebunk Historic District encompasses a large portion of the historic town center of Kennebunk, Maine.Established in 1736, the district includes a significant number of fairly high-style houses from the late 18th and early 19th centuries, when Kennebunk was at its height as a shipbuilding and maritime shipping center.