There is evidence from several sources that Norse people from Scandinavia reached the Americas before Christopher Columbus. Oral histories and written sagas from Iceland describe Norse explorers reaching lands that archaeologists have identified as Baffin Island, Labrador, and Newfoundland between the 10th-11th centuries. Artifacts excavated at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, including iron nails, butternut shells, and woodworking tools, indicate the Norse established a small settlement there. Maps from the 15th century also depict an area of North America called Vinland. Together, the archaeological, botanical, written, and cartographic evidence suggests the Norse had contact with the pre-Columbian Americas.