Web Directory

» Bryggen
   Bryggen, the old wharf of Bergen, is a reminder of the town’s importance as part of the Hanseatic League’s trading empire from the 14th to the mid-16th century. A UNESCO World Heritage site.
   http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/59/

» Excavation Melkoya 2002
   Follow the archaeological excavations conducted at Melkoya, Hammerfest, arctic Northern Norway.
   http://www.uit.no/melkoya/

» Medieval Oslo Gets a Closer Look
   From Aftenposten, archaeologists are getting a closer look at medieval life in Norway's capital as a project allows for an examination of several skeletons buried around the Maria Church.
   http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article336080.ece

» Researchers Zero in on 'New' Viking Ship
   From Aftenposten, Norwegian researchers think they may have found the country's fourth intact Viking ship buried in a mound near Toensberg.
   http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article652358.ece

» Røros Mining Town
   Photographs and description of this UNESCO World Heritage site.
   http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/55/

» Schoolboy Finds Viking Ring
   From Aftenposten, sixth grader unearthed a ring during a class outing to Borre National Park, where children could try their hands at archaeology.
   http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article562079.ece

» Stave Church Programme : Riksantikvaren
   The stave churches are Norway’s most important contribution to world architecture. Provides information on a project by the Directorate for Cultural Heritage in Norway to restore all the stave churches in the country.
   http://www.riksantikvaren.no/English/Stave_Church_programme/

» Stone Age Child's Bones Found in Aukra
   From Aftenposten, archaeologists were ecstatic this week after making a rare discovery at Aukra in Romsdal, north-central Norway. They've confirmed finding bone fragments from a child who must have lived in the area around 6,000 years ago.
   http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article764163.ece

» Stone Age Skull Found on School Outing
   From Aftenposten, students at Napp School in Lofoten had a field trip out of the ordinary when one alert 11-year-old spotted what turned out to be a human skull that may be between 5,000-6,000 years old.
   http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article553537.ece

» Vegaøyan: The Vega Archipelago
   Photographs and description of these islands which have been inhabited from the Stone Age onwards, and a justification for their inclusion as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
   http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1143

» Verdensarven Alta
   The rock art of Alta, a UNESCO World Heritage site. In English and Norwegian.
   http://www.verdensarvenialta.no/