Archaeologists confirm a Norse church in Greenland near Erik the Red's settlement with discovery of a Christian burial

Archaeologists excavating a site near Erik the Red's settlement in southern Greenland have confirmed the first Norse church discovered there in more than 60 years after finding a complete human skeleton buried with its head pointing east in a Christian burial position this past August.

The church is believed to date between 1100 and 1300 C.E. based on its size and construction; the exact date remains to be confirmed through further analysis.