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ken75:
somebody get these guys a tape measure !

stickbender:
     Erik, I beg to differ on the No stone artifacts were found in Newfoundland.  I Can't remember where I saw it, but it could have been the history channel, science channel, national geographic, etc. but one of them showed a couple of spear blades, and a knife blade made out of Nephrite, a type of jade, which is extremely hard, and durable.  The blades were in the Viking styles, and were ground and highly polished.  No, I am not an expert.  I don't believe I have stated so.  Are you?  I didn't mean to step on your tail.   :o
     I have seen this article a few years back.  And they were found  in the Viking ruins in Newfoundland.  Whether these blades were used as weapons, or not, I don't know.  But to go to all that trouble to grind a chunk of nephrite, and shape it, and polish it, I would think it would be used.  Nephrite is extremely hard stuff. It is found in Newfoundland, and Canada.  How the blades were ground and shaped I have no idea.  But they were found among other artifacts.  As to how I know it was a Viking skull, I am taking the word of Claude Van Order, who was at the museum in Denmark, and it was listed as a viking skull.  So I wasn't in on the archaeological dig, and have no idea of how the museum, knows it was a viking.  I will take their word till it is disproved by some other archaeologist down the road, with newer techniques, and scientific information. ;)  I am sure the museum can explain how they know it was a viking skull.  If I ever hit the power ball, I will personally go there and ask them.  Hell, I will even take you along also.  They can answer a lot of questions.  Do you speak Danish?  That would be a big plus. ;D

                                                                                Wayne

aero86:
wayne, if you win the power ball, please take me!  thats the motherland for me!  and we'd have to stop in the netherlands too, thats the other motherland! lol

stickbender:

     Good, you can be the interperter! ;D  If I win, you're in! ;)

                                                        Wayne

crwilson12:
not sure of the timeline of the viking skull with the stone point in it but is it possible he sailed to N.A got shot by a native but lived to sail back to his homeland with the point in his head?

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