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They're finding tons of old stuff here in Norway these days, even random people hiking in the mountain stumble over 1250 year old viking swords[1], spears, arro
by pi-rat 6y ago
They're finding tons of old stuff here in Norway these days, even random people hiking in the mountain stumble over 1250 year old viking swords[1], spears, arrows. Skis from the year 700 AD.. etc..
Lots of it gets documented by the Secrets of the Ice project[2].
[1]: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1b/25/3f/1b253f39890eaac465f60b4d3b923aaf.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/originals/1b/25/3f/1b253f39890eaac465f6...
[2]: https://secretsoftheice.com https://secretsoftheice.com
- GuiA 6y agoAre more people going to more remote locations, I wonder? Or are people reporting their findings more now because of the internet?
- varjag 6y agoThe Internet has been ubiquitous for a couple decades, and most of Norway is "remote location" where trekking been always popular. So, no.
- BurningFrog 6y agoGlobal warming is melting away the glaciers.
- pi-rat 6y agoThis article from national geographics[1] explains it well I think. Objects were lost in the snow by travellers crossing the mountains up to 2000 years ago, over time they got covered in stationary ice (glaciers move and crush items). Now these stationary ice pockets (and glaciers) are slowly melting, leaving well preserved lost items from the old days in its place. [1]: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/04/lost-viking-highway-revealed-melting-ice/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/04/lost-viki...