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Archaeological sites in Norway | HearLore
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Archaeological sites in Norway
Gokstad MoundIn 1879, a farmer in Sandefjord, Norway, noticed something unusual about the earth on his land. The soil formed a large mound that stood out against the flat…
Borre mound cemeterySeven large burial mounds rise from the grass at Borre National Park in Horten, Norway. Each mound reaches up to 6 meters high and spans over 45 meters…
Gokstad shipIn February 1880, the frozen ground of Gokstadhaugen yielded a wooden bow to the sons of the farm owner. Nicolay Nicolaysen arrived at the site shortly after…
KaupangThe year 800 marks the establishment of Kaupang, a Viking Age village nestled along the Viksfjorden in Vestfold county. This branch off the main…
Oseberg shipGabriel Gustafson and Haakon Shetelig began digging into the Oseberghaugen mound near Tønsberg in 1904. The Swedish archaeologist and his Norwegian colleague…