Vikings' cargo included stowaway mice
Monday, March 19, 2012 - 16:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Between the eighth and 10th centuries, Vikings were exploring and spreading into Greenland, Iceland and Newfoundland. Now, a new study finds that these notoriously fierce people brought with them some fluffy stowaways: house mice.
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