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An alternative interpretation of the Viking sundial artefact: an instrument to determine latitude and local noonBalázs Bernáth et al have suggested that the Viking sun compass found at Uunartoq is a sun shadow board designed for determining local solar noon,…
Errors on Viking sun compass hint at alternative purposeA wooden fragment found at Uunartoq, Greenland, in 1948 has long been thought to be a sun compass that Vikings used to navigate. Balázs Bernáth, et…