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I stopped by the Alta Museum in the far northern town of Alta, Norway. The museum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, features the amazing 7,000-year-old rock carvings of the Hjemmeluft area, outside in the cold sun along the gentle waters of the Altafjord. Some were painted red in the 1970s when the carvings were first discovered, but many remain unpainted, as they were when new, thousands of years ago. The images depict boats, people, hunts, and lots and lots of reindeer.
Inside the Alta Museum are dozens of well-done displays showing the history of the area and its people, both ancient and modern. Of particular interest to me were the displays about early Aurora research, and about the Geodetic Arc, a multi-country project which measured the Earth in the 1800s.
This museum is very far out of the way for most travelers, but I was glad I got to see it and experience the remarkable trip back through time, for insight into a very special (and sturdy!) group of people.
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