GoKawiilMelting Norwegian ice patches reveal 5,000-6,000-year-old Stone Age arrows
Glacial archaeologists with the Secrets of the Ice project in Innlandet, Norway, report that the oldest ice layers in the region's mountains are now melting, exposing arrowheads and shafts dating back to the Stone Age and Bronze Age. One recent find, a slate arrowhead with its shaft, is estimated at 5,000 to 6,000 years old, while Viking Age artefacts, previously the most common finds, are becoming rarer. Over the project's 20-year history, researchers have also recovered reindeer hunting equipment, clothing, footwear, packhorse remains and skis from the ice.