Ancient Arrows Unearthed in Norway’s Melting Ice Spark Mysteries 6,000 Years in the Making
Åsa Rommetveit Celius/Secrets of the IceIce that has been around for thousands of years is now melting at a faster rate than ever before due to climate change.
“We have always acknowledged this contradiction and the reality behind our work,” Espen Finstad, a lead archaeologist with Secrets of the Ice, told the news site Science Norway. “But this is the first time it has truly affected us on an emotional level. This year, there was a much deeper sense of seriousness and sadness.”
The artifacts from the recent excavation will be stored at the Norwegian Mountain Center and exhibited in a refrigerated display. Then, in December, they will undergo more conservation processes at the Museum of Cultural History.
As the ice of Jotunheimen’s glaciers continues to melt over the coming decades, archaeologists will have a tighter and tighter window in which to recover ancient artifacts while they’re still protected by the ice.
“Only patches of ice remain where we once had large ice patches. It’s brutal,” Finstad told Science Norway. “And this year, that reality struck us more forcefully than ever before.”
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