The Thaw in Norway Exposes a Giant Reindeer Trap 1,500 Years Ago and Surprises Archaeologists

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On top of the Aurland Mountains, in western Norway, melting ice has exposed more than bare rock. Archaeologists from the University Museum of Bergen and Vestland County have located a huge reindeer hunting facility of about 1,500 years old, built entirely in wood and preserved thanks to the cold so far. It is a scene that mixes fascination and concern. Fascination because the place opens an exceptional window to life in the Early Iron Age. Conce…