Trade transactions were tallied using counting sticks, so called for notches carved along the long sides and wooden tags carved with runic messages  of ownership

Oil Lamps fueled by sea mammal fat were often the only way to cook and heat sod houses due to scarce timber resources

This small wooden doll was found in a Thule Inuit site on southern baffin island depicts an individual wearing a long split robe tunic with edge trim that closely resembles Norse clothing of the period.  Indicating some possible contact between Europeans (Norse?) and the Thule people

This delicate carving made on driftwood was found in the ruins of a Thule-culture winter house on Skraeling Island.  Its distinctly non-inuit features suggest it may be a portrait of a Viking visitor.

This ladle was a tool that was used for long periods of time by the Norse.  this is noticeable from the mending of splits in the handle with iron clamps.  This particular ladle bears a makers mark underneath that consists of an incised X, with small, embellished christian crosses carved in the upper and lower quadrant.

The Viking lifestyle presented challenges to personal hygiene.  Lice were an ever present nuisance as the large number of discarded combs with broken teeth attest.

This wooden shoe last, used to size and from shoes and boots is similar to many such finds in Greenland.  Its shape and pointed toe appears quite stylish.  A family would need a number of lasts for different sized individuals.  There were no rights or lefts.

Viking women kept their needles in various types of needlecases

In 1961, workers found bones in an unmarked cemetery at Brattahlid.  Later excavations revealed a church surrounded by a graveyard containing the remains of nearly 100 men (blue gray), women (pink), and children (green).  indeterminate sexes (gray)

Women twined yarn with simple spindles fitted with soapstone or ceramic whorl weights.  The sheep used by the norse produced lanolin rich wool that was ideal for clothing and sailcloth.

Food crops could not be grown in even the warmest locations in Greenland.  This blade was probably lashed to a wooden handle and used to dig trenches, muck out stables, cut turf, and dig snow.