Archaeological Sites in Norway
Bardal Rock Carvings
The Bardal Rock Carvings is a large collection of petroglyphs on Bardal Farm in Steinkjer Municipality, Trøndelag, Norway[1]. What makes Bardal especially significant is the presence of figures from…
Bølareinen
Bolareinen is a celebrated petroglyph site near Stod in Steinkjer, Norway, featuring a life-size reindeer carving (180 x 136 cm) dated to 3400-3200 BC and described as "probably the most well known…
Einang Stone
The Einang stone is a 4th-century runestone near Fagernes in Oppland, Norway, bearing an Elder Futhark inscription in Proto-Norse that reads 'ek godagastiz runo faihido' ('I, Godguest, painted/wrote…
Rock Carvings at Alta
The Rock Art of Alta consists of over 6,000 prehistoric carvings discovered in 1973 in northern Norway's Finnmark county[1]. The largest concentration at Jiepmaluokta, about 5 km from Alta, features…
Rock Carvings at Åsli
Prehistoric rock carvings located near the Malangen fjord in Balsfjord, Troms county, Norway. The site comprises at least 15 figures from a hunting culture carved on a 20 sq m rock field…
Rock Carvings at Drotten
Prehistoric petroglyphs at Drotten near Fåberg in Lillehammer municipality, Oppland, Norway[1].
Rock Carvings at Eidefoss
Prehistoric rock carvings located by the river Fossen in Nord-Fron municipality, Innlandet county, Norway. The site comprises two images of moose carved on a rock that may have fallen from a…
Rock Carvings at Møllerstufossen
Mesolithic rock carvings along the River Etna in Nordre Land municipality, Innlandet county, Norway, dating to 6000-8000 years ago. The site covers about 20 sq m and contains 14 figures including…
Rock Carvings at Tennes
Prehistoric rock art site in Balsfjord, Troms county, Norway, with figures dated from 4600 to 2600 BC. The site contains approximately 60 figures across three fields: Bukkhammaren, Grabergan, and…
Rock Carvings at Vingen
One of the largest rock carving sites in Northern Europe, located along the Froysjoen strait in Bremanger, Vestland county, Norway. The site contains approximately 2,300 documented figures,…
Rock Carvings in Central Norway
Central Norway, comprising Trondelag and parts of Nordland and More og Romsdal counties, contains approximately 300 rock carving and painting sites from the Stone Age and Bronze Age (c. 6000 BC - 300…
Svingerud Runestone
The Svingerud Runestone is a sandstone artifact featuring Elder Futhark runic inscriptions discovered in a grave west of Oslo, Norway [1]. Radiocarbon dating indicates the grave and runestone date to…
Tune Stone
The Tune Stone is a runestone dated to circa 200–450 AD, inscribed in the Elder Futhark script using Proto-Norse language[1]. It was discovered in 1627 embedded in the church yard wall of Tune church…