Lost Secrets of the Ancient Vikings: 5 Unexplained Artifacts They Left Behind
5 Mysterious Ancient Artifacts Left By The Vikings
In 1957, amateur archeologist Guy Mellgren made a startling discovery at the Goddard archeological site in Maine: a single silver coin that could challenge our understanding of history.
Referred to as an “ancient Indian rubbish heap,” this site from around 1180-1235 AD was the remains of a Native American settlement. Mellgren’s find, however, proved to be anything but rubbish.
The coin was described as "a dark gray, fragmentary piece" featuring "an animal-like figure in a rather barbarous design." A hole punched through it suggested it had been worn as a pendant for some time. Flaking and corroded, the coin had to be ancient.
At first, Mellgren believed it was a 12th-century English coin based on analysis by a coin-collecting friend, but further study ultimately found that this was not the case…
