Melting [Norwegian] mountain ice reveals thousands of stunningly-preserved artefacts

Daily Mail ^ | 23 January 2018 | Phoebe Weston

[mairdie]

More than 2,000 remarkably well-preserved hunting artefacts have emerged from melting ice in Norway's highest mountains, dating as far back as 4000 BC.

The incredible finds were made by 'glacial archaeologists' in Jotunheimen and the surrounding areas of Oppland, which include Norway’s highest mountains.

They looked at the edge of the contracting ice and recovered artefacts of wood, textile, hide and other organic materials.

Included in the archaeologists' haul is a ski with preserved binding from 700 AD - only the second one to be preserved globally - as well as a Bronze Age shoe from 1300 BC.

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[Inyo-Mono]

Thanks for posting. Very interesting.

[Ken522]

Global warming!!!

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[FreeReign]

More than 2,000 remarkably well-preserved hunting artefacts have emerged from melting ice in Norway's highest mountains, dating as far back as 4000 BC.

So it was warmer in 4000 BC.

[dandiegirl]

Wow! Amazing!

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