THE VIKINGS WHO VANISHED FROM GREENLAND
Conversely, if people died in Greenland, their remains might be difficult to identify as the final generation without precise dating.
The same historical event can therefore produce very different archaeological signatures.
The Inuit continuation of life in Greenland also shows why ‘collapse’ is the wrong word if it is used to describe the island itself.
What collapsed was a particular political, economic and cultural system.
Greenland remained productive for people whose technologies and seasonal strategies were better matched to the changing Arctic environment.
The distinction is essential.
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