TY - ADVS AU - Lilley,Harvey AU - Illescas,Andrea AU - Cragg,Tim AU - Robinson,Mike AU - Robinson,Stephen AU - Unwin,Ty AU - Sage,Martin AU - Farrell,Toby AU - Outlaw,Sue AU - Lincoln,Joanna AU - Meyers,Eric ED - PBS Distribution (Firm), ED - British Broadcasting Corporation, ED - WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), ED - France télévision, TI - Vikings unearthed T2 - WGBY DVD Collection SN - 9781627896788 PY - 2016///] CY - [Arlington, Virginia] PB - PBS Distribution KW - Civilization, Viking KW - Viking antiquities KW - Vikings KW - History KW - America KW - Discovery and exploration KW - Norse KW - Documentary television programs KW - lcgft KW - Nonfiction television programs KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired N1 - Title from title frame; 16x9 widescreen; Maritime warriors -- In search of wealth -- Viking territories -- The Icelandic sagas -- Mysterious coastlines -- A place called hope -- The race for clues -- Hunting the evidence -- Uncertain terrain -- A metallurgic survey -- The final analysis; Edited by Martin Sage, Toby Farrell, Sue Outlaw, Joanna Lincoln ; camera, Tim Cragg, Mike Robinson, Stephen Robinson ; music, Ty Unwin ; executive producer, Eamon Hardy; Narrated by Eric Mayers [i.e. Meyers]; Rating: TV-PG N2 - While infamous for their fearsome conquests, the Vikings were also expert seafarers, skilled traders, and courageous explorers who traveled far and wide from Scandinavia to Europe and into Asia. The 1960s discovery of the only Viking site in North America, on the northernmost tip of Newfoundland, proved that the Norse had actually made it to America, as suggested in the Vinland sagas. But how far did they get? Using satellite technology, excavation, and analysis of archaeological evidence, space archaeologist Dr. Sarah Parcak, archaeologist Douglas Bolender, historian Dan Snow, and a team of leading experts from around the globe investigate what may be the first new Viking site discovered in North America in over 50 years, at Point Rosee in southern Newfoundland. Explore the rich cultural heritage of the Vikings, and investigate the truth behind the legends of these intrepid adventurers and their journey to North America, as NOVA unveils the findings of what could be the furthest known point of the entire Viking expansion ER -