Mysterious sundial may be secret to Viking navigation
Thursday, April 11, 2013 - 12:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
By Tia GhoseLiveScienceA mysterious Viking sundial found in Greenland may have helped the ancient mariners sail at the same north-south latitude across the Atlantic, new research suggests.The study, detailed Tuesday in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical and Physical Sciences, suggests that the raiding Norsemen might have been even more impressive sailors than previously th...