The thaw lights up a second 1,300-year-old ski on a Norwegian glacier

Glacial archaeologists have discovered a second ski in Divergarden, a mountain in the centre of Norway, just five meters from where the first was discovered seven years ago. Skiing was dated by radiocarbon in 1,300 years. As global warming causes a further retreat of glaciers, numerous artifacts have come to light, which has prompted the need for further archaeological research in the area. Lars Holger Pilo, archaeologist and co-director of the …