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The Archaeology of Glaciers and Ice Patches

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The Skis That Came In From The Cold

Lars Pilø

Posted on October 4, 2018

Ötzi – a new understanding of the holy grail of glacial archaeology

Lars Pilø

Posted on July 4, 2018

Glacial Archaeology and Global Warming

Lars Pilø

Posted on January 26, 2018

Glacial Archaeology, Ancient Reindeer Hunting and Climate Change

Lars Pilø

Posted on January 24, 2018

The Viking Spear from the Lendbreen Ice Patch

Lars Pilø

Posted on November 29, 2017

When the Gloves Come Off – Why We Do Not Use Gloves to Handle Artifacts in the Field

Lars Pilø

Posted on October 25, 2017

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After three weeks of continuous posts of great ice finds, we have been quiet for the last few days. Here is why: We have fresh snow ❄️❄️❄️ covering our sites, making fieldwork impossible. We will see if this early winter snow will melt or stay. It ain't over 'til it's over 🙂 #glacialarchaeology (Photo: Øyvind Angard)

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Wow! 😍 Got this photo from a mountain hiker.
Yesterday, we surveyed the find spot and collected the leather object, together with textile and horse dung melting out of the ice. Looks like another mountain pass ❤️ Not sure what the object is. A shoe? #glacialarchaeology #globalwarming #climatechange

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Dang, when you find ancient horse dung covering the ice surface on your site, after another meter of ice has melted 😳 It makes you think about the many humans snd animals that crossed the ice here long ago. Who were they and where were they going? It also makes you wonder: Where are we heading? #climatechange

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The fletching of a c. 1500-year-old arrow ❤️ Melted out at 2000 meters in the Jotunheimen Mountains. This will give us the possibility of identifying the bird species, using ancient DNA 🙂 The other end of the arrow was still stuck in the ice ❄️ The fletching of a c. 1500-year-old arrow ❤️ Melted out at 2000 meters in the Jotunheimen Mountains.
This will give us the possibility of identifying the bird species, using ancient DNA 🙂
#glacialarchaeology #globalwarming #climatechange #archery

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