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AT YALE, VINLAND MAP REMAINS A MYSTERY NEW STUDIES DIVIDED OVER ITS AUTHENTICITY
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) ...important map in North...paper.The Vinland Map - two...more than four decades, scientists...over its authenticity. Two new...seemingly endless debate that has...thrashing around after 40 ...

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