Archaeological Sites in Norway

Rock relief/carving in Norway (5)

Rock Carvings at Møllerstufossen

Rock Carvings at Møllerstufossen

The Rock carvings at Møllerstufossen are petroglyphs found in Nordsinni in Nordre Land Municipality in Innlandet county. The carvings comprise several representations of moose and…

Rock relief/carving · < 4500 BC
Rock Carvings at Tennes

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:…

Rock relief/carving · < 4500 BC

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…

Rock relief/carving · 4500 - 3000 BC
Svingerud Runestone

Svingerud Runestone

The Svingerud Runestone is a sandstone artifact featuring Elder Futhark runic inscriptions discovered in a grave west of Oslo, Norway.

Rock relief/carving · 500 BC - 1 AD
Tune Stone

Tune Stone

The Tune stone is a runestone written circa 200–450 AD. It is written in the Elder Futhark script, and its language is Proto-Norse. It was discovered in 1627 in the church yard…

Rock relief/carving · 1 - 500 AD

Petroglyphs in Norway (4)

Bardal Rock Carvings

Bardal Rock Carvings

The Bardal Rock Carvings is a large collection of petroglyphs on Bardal Farm in Steinkjer Municipality, Trøndelag, Norway. What makes Bardal especially significant is the presence…

Petroglyphs · 4500 - 3000 BC
Bølareinen

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…

Petroglyphs · 4500 - 3000 BC
Rock Carvings at Drotten

Rock Carvings at Drotten

Prehistoric petroglyphs at Drotten near Fåberg in Lillehammer municipality, Oppland, Norway.

Petroglyphs · < 4500 BC

Rock Carvings at Eidefoss

The rock carvings at Eidefoss are petroglyphs located near the river Fossen in Nord-Fron Municipality in Innlandet county. The carvings comprise two images of moose, one measuring…

Petroglyphs · Undated

Rock art in Norway (3)

Rock Carvings at Alta

Rock Carvings at Alta

The Rock Art of Alta consists of over 6,000 prehistoric carvings in northern Norway's Finnmark county. The largest concentration at Jiepmaluokta, about 5 km from Alta, features…

Rock art · < 4500 BC
Rock Carvings at Åsli

Rock Carvings at Åsli

The rock carvings at Åsli are located near the Malangen fjord in Balsfjord Municipality in Troms county. The carvings show at least 15 figures in poor condition. The figures are…

Rock art · Undated
Rock Carvings in Central Norway

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…

Rock art · Undated

Inscription in Norway (1)

Einang Stone

Einang Stone

The Einang stone is a runestone located to the northeast of the Einangsundet strait near the village of Slidre in Vestre Slidre Municipality in Innlandet county. The stone is…

Inscription · 1 - 500 AD

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