This newspaper comprehensive foreign media reported that the official website of Archaeology magazine in the United States recently released a message，Hua Elephant extinction of Iceland in the Middle Ages may be directly related to the hunter of the Vikings。

Iceland Huasu is a unique population，Different from Bet365 lotto review other walrus populations in North Atlantic。Archaeologists use radioactive carbon test annual method to test the marine bones unearthed in Iceland in many places of Iceland。Results indicate，This kind of marine mammals have continued to survive for more than 7,000 years on the west coast of Iceland。Viking people came to Iceland around 870 AD，In less than 500 years,，Iceland is extinct。

Research by the associate professor of the University of Copenhagen's Global bet365 live casino games Research Institute, Morten Tange Olsen and others，For Europeans in the Middle Ages，The value of the maritime is not only about their edible value，Also in their long teeth。at the time，Sea elephant is a luxury product with a large demand，Viking era and medieval Europe have extensive maritime dental trade。

Olson thinks，Driven by economic interests，Hunting behavior makes Iceland's walrus extinction。Some archaeologists and historians speculate，Hunting to Marine bet365 live casino games is also one of the factors of Nordic expansion。

(Yan Yong/Compilation)