The medieval Norse claimed in their sagas to have reached Vinland. Could this extremely significant archaeological find | dG1fcGhaamRuMHBHelU
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00:00Who were the first Europeans to reach North America?
00:16Found recently on Baffin Island, this wood carving holds a claim to our history.
00:24Look at this statue closely.
00:27It has a cross on its chest, a Christian cross.
00:32And unlike Inuit dress, it wears a pleated coat with hood.
00:36It's almost priest-like.
00:37This ancient statue supports the medieval Norse claim of a trans-ocean contact hundreds,
00:48perhaps a thousand years ago.