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| Title: Kristian & Peg approach the rock carvings at Solbakk with the fjord in the background. |
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| Title: Peg stands at the base of the rock carvings to give scale to the size of the rock and the site. |
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| Title: These Bronze Age carvings from around 1,000 to 500 B.C. depict ships and suns and were discovered in the 1920's. |
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| Title: Here Peg tries to photograph a close-up of one of the carvings. |
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| Title: A close-up showing the ship motif with its crew and 2 circular suns overhead. It is believed that these symbols had religious powers. |
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| Title: Archeologists have painted these carvings with
red paint to make them more discernable. |
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| Title: Another view of these
intriguing
and important petroglyphs. |
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| Title: To be in the presence of evidence of such ancient artists is humbling and a privilege. |
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