The Vinland Map, thought to be the oldest map of America, is officially a fake
Yale University, which has had the map since the 1960s, confirmed this month what some have been arguing for decades.
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Yale University, which has had the map since the 1960s, confirmed this month what some have been arguing for decades.
The Vinland Map, once thought to be one of the earliest depictions of North America after its discovery by Europeans, has gone from being famous to being infamous: It turns out that the map is a complete fake.
For decades, researchers at Yale and elsewhere have questioned the authenticity of a map that seemed to reflect Viking travels to North America. The school now says the case is closed.
Experts at Yale University have now proven the long-standing Vinland Map hoax theory to be true, based on chemical ink analyses in a high-tech scientific study.