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The oldest arrows from Langfonne are around 6000 years old, significantly older than other ice finds in northern Europe. Scare sticks and large amounts of reindeer bones and antlers have also been found. 102 of the objects have been carbon dated.
Carbon dating is a method of determining the age of an object. This is done by measuring the amount of carbon-14 in the article.
The reason so many discoveries have been made here is a combination of intensive reindeer hunting and that Langfonne has melted a lot in the last 20 years. Writes Innlandet County Township on their website.
This 3,000-year-old leather shoe led archaeologists to search the Langfonne area.
Photo: Lars Holger Pilø / INNLANDET COUNTY MUNICIPALITY, SECURITY PROGRAM FOR BREARCHEOLOGY.
Langfonne was an old place for hunting reindeer. The findings simply show when people have hunted reindeer. Here’s what Innlandet County Municipality Curator Lars Holger Pilø says.
The search for Langfonne began after a local hiker found a 3,000-year-old leather shoe in the area in 2006.
Parts of this 6,000-year-old arrow are also one of the oldest finds at Langfonne.
Photo: Lars Holger Pilø / Innlandet County Municipality, Glacier Archeology Safety Program.
Antlers from inside to a trading post in Denmark in the 8th century.
Finds at Langfonne show that reindeer hunting in the area was most extensive in the 8th century. At the same time, the first finds of reindeer antlers used in cameras appear at Ribe in Denmark.
– During the Viking era, there was a lot of trade. Also with products that have slightly low values, such as reindeer antlers. The Langfonne hunting reached its peak in the 8th century. At the same time, reindeer antlers appear in the Ribe trading post and are used in cameras. I don’t think this is a coincidence, and we know there was a market outside of the region, says Pilø.
Conservative in Innlandet County Municipality, Lars Holger Pilø says it is no coincidence that reindeer hunting in Langfonne reached its peak in the 700s.
Photo: James Barrett / University of Cambridge
Ribe is the oldest city in Denmark and was one of the most important trading places in Viking times.
Global warming is generating more discoveries
Langfonne is landed today for half a year as large as in the late 1990s. The melting of the fountain is linked to climate change.
– The weather forecast shows that most of the ice in the high Norwegian mountains will melt during this century. And we expect the ice in Langfonne to continue to recede, says Pilø.
Arrows from the Viking age were also found, including this one. This arrow has a special split arrowhead.
Photo: Lars Holger Pilø / INNLANDET COUNTY MUNICIPALITY, SECURITY PROGRAM FOR BREARCHEOLOGY.
More objects are expected to be found both in Langfonne and elsewhere as the ice recedes further.
Archaeological finds in ice formations are different from ordinary archaeological sites. Ice movement, melting, and strong winds can make it difficult to obtain a detailed description. But with the help of GPS and analysis of the objects, it is possible to extract information from the finds at Langfonne. Pilø writes about the findings in “Secrets of the Ice”.
