There are other cultures that predate all of these. The "mound builders" in Ohio are one that I am a little familiar with. There are lots of artifacts in the area, but not a lot of evidence where they originated or what became of them. The artifacts in their burial mounds suggest that they either traveled long distances or traded with people who did. John Ferrell http://DixieNC.US ----- Original Message ----- From: "Olin Lathrop" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 8:42 AM Subject: Re: [OT] New Orleans > Howard Winter wrote: >> LOL! Although they got as far as Greenland, I'm not sure there's >> evidence they got the the American mainland. > > There is quite good evidence. I'm not up on the latest, but it was my > understanding that most archeologists now agree that the remains found at > L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland were a Viking settlement, possibly the > referred to as Vinland or Vinlandia by Lief Erickson. > > > ***************************************************************** > Embed Inc, embedded system specialists in Littleton Massachusetts > (978) 742-9014, http://www.embedinc.com > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist