FfFfFfFF 58,120 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 1,000-year-old horseshoes, sleds, and tools are emerging from a shrinking ice patch in Norway, telling the story of the rise and fall of a mountain pass and the people who traveled along it. It all started with an 1,800-year-old shirt. Archaeologist Lars Holger Pilø had watched his colleagues discover the ancient wool tunic that had emerged from a melting ice patch on Lomseggen, a mountain in southern Norway. As he peered into the gloom, Pilø soon realized he was looking at a field of objects that hadn’t seen the light of day for hundreds of years. Broken sleds, tools, and other traces of daily life going back nearly 2,000 years lay strewn across the surface of the Lendbreen ice patch, which was melting rapidly due to global warming. Now, research published today in the journal Antiquity documents what came next—the discovery of more than 1,000 artifacts literally frozen in time. Dating from around 300 to 1500 A.D., the artifacts tell the story of a mountain pass that served as a vital travel corridor for settlers and farmers moving between permanent winter settlements along the Otta River in southern Norway and higher-elevation summer farms farther south. And as they traveled across the rough terrain, these bygone travelers left behind everything from horseshoes to kitchen tools to items of clothing. As snow collected over the centuries, those forgotten objects were preserved in what eventually became the Lendbreen ice patch. Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/04/lost-viking-highway-revealed-melting-ice/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuffy 1,049 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Honestly most gays on here are dying for thirst traps from shirtless isolated men... MEANWHILE I'M LIVING FOR ALL THIS SCIENCE AND HISTORY UPDATES Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miel 15,009 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Wait this is actually really cool. I'm not super familiar of what this is indicative of with respect to ancient travel patterns, but a cool discovery nonetheless. 3 points in and ready for more Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebeldeFaith 5,759 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 If the ice keeps melting they might be able to find my motivation. For real though, that's amazing! Can I vanish into a cheeseburger pizza? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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