Colonization and settlement abandonment Kolonisation ... - Bluerange
Colonization and settlement abandonment Kolonisation ... - Bluerange
Colonization and settlement abandonment Kolonisation ... - Bluerange
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Why was Greenl<strong>and</strong> ab<strong>and</strong>oned?<br />
Hvalsey church ruin (site of the<br />
last recorded Norse marriage in<br />
1408)<br />
Climate change <strong>and</strong> failure to<br />
adopt to the colder conditions<br />
Inuit <strong>settlement</strong> moves<br />
southwards: aggression <strong>and</strong><br />
competition<br />
Events in Europe (e.g. Black<br />
Death) limit trade contacts <strong>and</strong><br />
communication<br />
Farm under the s<strong>and</strong> (GUS), Western<br />
Settlement, ab<strong>and</strong>oned in the 14 th c