Rock Art of Alta

Rock Art of Alta
Rock Art of Alta
Norway
Date inscribed: 1985| Inscribed criteria: (iii)
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This group of petroglyphs in the Alta Fjord, near the Arctic Circle, bears the traces of a settlement dating from c. 4200 to 500 B.C. The thousands of paintings and engravings add to our understanding of the environment and human activities on the fringes of the Far North in prehistoric times.

Source: NFUAJ