SQUEEZING HISTORY FROM A TURNIP House excavation, Siberia F The rich and diverse human history of this place is unlike anywhere else in the world. This is where East met West, when two streams of humanity finally came face-to-face at L'Anse aux Meadows around AD 1000, at the only confirmed Norse site in the New World. We invite you to trace the steps of 9000 years of Indigenous and European explorers and settlers as you drive across Newfoundland and into the south coast of Labrador. Call Maxxim Vacations today to learn more. L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site © Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism ounded in 1594, the garrison town of Tara was one of the first Russian settlements in Siberia. Archaeologists led by Tomsk State University's Maria Chernaya are now discovering what life was like there for the earliest Russian pioneers. In addition to wooden fortifications, the team has unearthed the remains of burned log houses that held toys, chess pieces, leather shoes, and knitted stockings that show that life on the Siberian frontier wasn't as austere as some might imagine. Chernaya says the most unexpected discovery was a clay pot containing a charred turnip. "It was likely part of the winter stocks, so the house probably burned in the winter or spring." She thinks the fire must have started just as someone was preparing to cook the root vegetable for a meal. -eric a. PoWell 1 800 567 6666 maxximvacations.comhttp://www.maxximvacations.com