In 2014, Point Rosee was designated a potential Norse archaeological site based on near-infrared satellite images.

In a report published on November 8, 2017, the researchers concluded that there was "no evidence whatsoever for either a Norse presence or human activity at Point Rosee prior to the historic period".

[5] Examining near-infrared satellite images and high-resolution aerial photographs in 2014,[6] Parcak, an American archaeologist, Egyptologist, and remote sensing expert,[7] found a site with rectilinear features that suggested the presence of a 22-meter long by 7-meter wide Norse longhouse.

[1] During a two-week exploratory dig in June 2015, directed by Parcak and co-directed by her husband Gregory "Greg" Mumford, a professor of anthropology,[10] uncovered what they thought was a turf wall, a style of construction used by the Norse.

[8] By the end of the 2016 excavation it was determined that the soil feature that was thought to be a turf wall was the result of natural processes.

[18] Bolender added that the preservation of organics on the site was poor and that he did not think that it had good potential for radiocarbon dating.

[6] In their 2017 report Parcak and Mumford did not claim any of the radiocarbon dates were evidence of a Norse presence at Point Rosee.

[16][6] Birgitta Wallace, Research Archaeologist Emerita, Parks Canada Agency, is also unsure of the identification of Point Rosee as a Norse site,[13] as is Karen Milek, archaeologist specializing in the Norse and member of the 2016 excavation,[15] along with Barry Gaulton[5] and Michael Deal, both professors of archaeology at Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador's University.

[6] In their November 8, 2017, report[1] Parcak and Mumford wrote that they "found no evidence whatsoever for either a Norse presence or human activity at Point Rosee prior to the historic period"[5] and that "None of the team members, including the Norse specialists, deemed this area as having any traces of human activity.