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Back| The region of Newfoundland and Labrador was the first
stretch of North America's Atlantic coastline to be explored by Europeans.
The Norse arrived from Greenland about 1000 A.D. and established
settlements here during the following century. There is legendary evidence
that other Europeans chanced upon the island during the Middle Ages. John
Cabot certainly reconnoitered the area and claimed it for the Tudor
monarchs of England in 1497, and West European fishermen began to visit
the Grand Banks during the summer months on a regular basis shortly
thereafter. There are nearly 1000 European archaeological sites in the province. To learn more about the Europeans you can go to: |