A Viking Map?
Secrets Unlocked · Season 1 · Episode 27
According to many experts, the Vinland map was created 50 years before Christopher Columbus sailed west, but amazingly, it features the coast of North America. If it's authentic, it would rewrite history as we know it. Join the investigation as our experts look for clues in the fabric of the map. They'll test a theory that the document is based on Viking maps created centuries before Columbus was born, and they'll name a 1930s scholar who some claim faked the whole thing. Finally, we reveal the true story, thanks to a stunning 2018 discovery.
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Season
1
Episode
27
Air Date
01/Jun/2020
Air Time
20:00
Runtime
30 min
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According to many experts, the Vinland map was created 50 years before Christopher Columbus sailed west, but amazingly, it features the coast of North America. If it's authentic, it would rewrite history as we know it. Join the investigation as our experts look for clues in the fabric of the map. They'll test a theory that the document is based on Viking maps created centuries before Columbus was born, and they'll name a 1930s scholar who some claim faked the whole thing. Finally, we reveal the true story, thanks to a stunning 2018 discovery.
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