1,500-Year-Old Reindeer Hunting Trap Found In Norway

While trekking through the Aurlandsfjellet mountains of western Norway, a hiker recently found an enormous reindeer trap that dates back 1,500 years.

A well-preserved 1,500-year-old reindeer trap has been discovered in the mountains of Vestland County, Norway.

Melting ice revealed the wooden trap, which had been preserved for centuries in the freezing conditions of the Aurlandsfjellet mountains. Alongside the carefully carved logs that made up the trap, archaeologists found numerous antlers, handcrafted wooden objects, and iron spearheads.

This is the first time that archaeologists have found such a trap in Norway.

“This is completely unique,” said archaeologist Leif Inge Åstveit. “It reminds us that the past is not gone. It is just lying there waiting, under the ice.”

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