She participated in her first dig in the 1960’s when she was in her 20’s; 65 years later she is still publishing. That the Vikings reached the coasts of Canada and settled there before any other Europeans is now well documented. However, when Kari Egede Hennigsmoen took part in her first archaeological dig, it was still a hypothesis. She went on to devote her life to the analysis of pollen from ancient Norse sites. Now, at the age of 102, a new publication will soon be released, co-authored with two of her long-standing collaborators. In an interview for the portal ScienceNormay.no, she modestly claims that none of her numerous projects constituted scientific milestones, emphasising that science is often built in small steps upon the work of a larger community. Questioned over the fact that she was a woman in a post-war world dominated by men, she declared that she never felt treated differently. And what is the secret for a long and active life? She has no secret formula. Her step may be faltering, but her mind and memory remain sharp. Perhaps there is still another scientific article to come... Photo: Ola Gamst Sæther