- Discovery Could Rewrite History of Vikings in New World: Archaeologists have unearthed a stone hearth that was used for iron-working, 100's of miles away from the only known Viking site in N.America suggesting that Norse exploration of the region wasn't a limited undertaking. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/03/160331-viking-discovery-north-america-canada-archaeology/ 130 comments worldnews