<< Our Photo Pages >> Valle carvings - Carving in Norway in Nordland
Submitted by kenntha88 on Sunday, 09 December 2007 Page Views: 5120
Multi-periodSite Name: Valle carvings Alternative Name: EfjordCountry: Norway Fylke: Nordland Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Narvik Nearest Village: Bognes
Latitude: 68.307836N Longitude: 16.304398E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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It is far from any populated aeria, I had to take a boat across the fjord to get it, and that was over a very strong current that turned by boat around almost as a clock! That trip was almost hazardous! It is possible to walk on land, but then I would have a 3 days walk across some mountains!
The site contains carvings of two reindeer, two seals and two large fish, and also a beautiful and perfect preserved bear carving. The carvings are "grinded" into the rock, as the ones at Sagelv and Leikens, and are believed to be from the stone age, about 6000-8000 BC.
These are perhaps the best preserved carvings of such an old age in Scandinavia!
They are located in a beautiful mountain landscape with mountain pine trees scattered around, anyone interested in a great nature experience and stone age history should visit this site if possible, it is perhaps the best chance to see stone age carvings closest to the "natural" ancient enviroment.
Note: Nordland county
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