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The familial cultural structure of the Algonquin had many similarities with Viking culture. Striking ones. Completely ignored ones.
Originally posted by remyrange
If I remember correctly, this would not be the first time that a non-nativeamerican remains have been found. Anybody remember some of the others?
One of the most complete ancient skeletons ever found, bone tests have shown the skeleton to be somewhere between 5650 and 9510 years old. These findings triggered a nine-year legal clash between scientists, the federal government and Native American tribes who claim Kennewick Man as their ancestor. The long dispute has made him an international celebrity. In February 2004, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that a cultural link between any of the Native American tribes and the Kennewick Man was not genetically justified, allowing scientific study of the remains to continue.
Originally posted by Aeons
reply to post by Hanslune
The familial cultural structure of the Algonquin had many similarities with Viking culture. Striking ones. Completely ignored ones.
Originally posted by Aeons
reply to post by Hanslune
The familial cultural structure of the Algonquin had many similarities with Viking culture. Striking ones. Completely ignored ones.
Originally posted by mistermonculous
The familial cultural structure of the Algonquin had many similarities with Viking culture. Striking ones. Completely ignored ones.
Oh boy. Here we go.
I've got an Abenaki friend who told me about how the St. Francis tribe ended up having blue eyes. (Blue-eyed Abenakis puzzled the hell out of the first French settlers.)
Several centuries before the first Western colonizers arrived; blue eyed blond haired men sailed up the St. Lawrence river. They invaded the village while the men were out hunting, and did the typical Viking thing. Nine months later, the women who survived had a generation's worth of blue-eyed children.
Of course, this event occurred far later than 8k years ago, but it illustrates how those sea routes may have been established at some point.
Oral tradition isn't the most reliable source ever, but it's a shame how it often gets completely overlooked
Originally posted by Hanslune
Originally posted by Aeons
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The familial cultural structure of the Algonquin had many similarities with Viking culture. Striking ones. Completely ignored ones.
Yes as do many other cultures; the claim is weak and not accepted. There was a lot of amateur research on the matter but it didn't survive a look see by experts.