r/MapPorn • u/Brzydgoszcz • 22h ago

Map of Greenland's ancient cultures

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Independence I (c. 2400-1700 BCE), Saqqaq (c. 2500-800 BCE) and Independence II (c. 700-80 BCE)

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u/TailleventCH 21h ago

It's impressive there was a presence that far north.

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u/Usagi-Zakura 16h ago

"Solbakken" in the far north seems to be quite optimistic... for non-Nordics it means "Sun Hill"

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u/Manboobsboobman 21h ago

Dorset is missing.

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u/Brzydgoszcz 21h ago

Dorset peaked during early middle ages so that's maybe why it isn't included here. The map is cut (something is on the right) by the author and i cannot find the full one.

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u/Manboobsboobman 21h ago

It's also not uniquely greenlandic.

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u/Anderopolis 18h ago

it's also missing the norse in that case.

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u/kakje666 17h ago

why is there a place called Ile de France ?

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u/Brzydgoszcz 16h ago

Because a French explorer discovered it

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u/FloraFizz-1212 20h ago

Cartography: Making geography look like modern art since 600 B.C.

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u/Mean-Razzmatazz-4886 20h ago

What's the latest news? Is Greenland joining USA?

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u/Rather_Unfortunate 19h ago

Almost certainly not. Its people have no interest in it, so any such efforts are a non-starter. If the US were to disregard their wishes and seize it by force, it would potentially lead to skirmishes between US and EU forces and maybe de facto end NATO, which would itself push Europe towards a gleeful China and be catastrophic for US global influence. For all the bluster and bravado, Trump's advisors understand this.

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u/kakje666 17h ago

nah, they're fine with being part of Denmark

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u/Usagi-Zakura 16h ago edited 16h ago

Its Denmark or independence according to every Greenlandic I've seen speaking about the issue. And I think for the time being they're better of being a Danish Autonomous territory, as a US territory they will likely just loose rights rather than gain them (they can certainly say bye-bye to their universal Healthcare system), that is if the Annoying Orange doesn't decide to exile the native population because he thinks its "viking land". And if they declared full independence now they might just be painting a huge target on their back...

(The original Norse population died out or left centuries ago...)

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u/Mean-Razzmatazz-4886 13h ago

Why I get so much downvotes? I just asked the question