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What can these data help historians understand about the Viking settlements in Greenland?
that the Vikings enjoyed consistently warm temperatures while they lived in Greenland
o that the Vikings were careful to settle in areas that would support year-round agriculture
that colder temperatures starting in about 1300 may have forced the Vikings to leave Greenland
that the Vikings probably arrived in Greenland by about 1000, when the temperatures were cooler