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Title: Dating the Vinland Map

Abstract

Scientists from Brookhaven National Laboratory, the University of Arizona, and the Smithsonian Institution used carbon-dating technology to determine the age of a controversial parchment that might be the first-ever map of North America.

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Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1087650
Resource Type:
Multimedia
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS; CARBON; DATING; MAP; CONTROVERSIAL; PARCHMENT

Citation Formats

Harbottle, Garman. Dating the Vinland Map. United States: N. p., 2013. Web.
Harbottle, Garman. Dating the Vinland Map. United States.
Harbottle, Garman. Fri . "Dating the Vinland Map". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1087650.
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 04 00:00:00 EST 2013},
month = {Fri Jan 04 00:00:00 EST 2013}
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