Recently discovered evidence, however, indicates Norse sailors weren’t only the first Europeans to likely meet Indigenous societies—genetic analysis of walrus DNA indicates their ivory trade ...

They would have been capable of providing the Norse traders with walrus ivory, if the Norse had anything valuable to trade with, the researchers suggested. Evidence of the Thule Inuit traveling ...

Viking Age Norse people seeking walrus ... that walrus ivory imported into Europe from Norse settlements in Greenland was ...

Using advanced DNA techniques, the paper’s authors traced the origins of walrus ivory ... of how Inuit in Canada and Greenland may have participated in the global ivory trade of the medieval ...

The Vikings were “extremely well-travelled” with a “global” ivory ... walrus skulls obtained from excavations of Viking villages in Europe and settlements in Greenland and Canada. Using ...

Komangapik said Inuit carvers sometimes face pressure from artist co-ops to use other materials and ... Sculptures made of whale bone and walrus ivory have piled up in warehouses in southern ...

Using advanced DNA techniques, the paper’s authors traced the origins of walrus ivory artifacts found in ... which put them in increasing contact with Inuit communities, who were already skilled ...

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen said the Vikings’ ivory ... of walrus skulls obtained from excavations of Viking villages in Europe and settlements in Greenland and Canada. Using ...