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Kjeragbolten (English: Kjerag Bolt) is a boulder on the mountain Kjerag in Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The rock itself is a 5-cubic-metre (180 cu ft) glacial deposit wedged in a large crevice in the mountain. It is a popular tourist destination and is accessible without any climbing equipment.
Kjeragbolten is a 5-cubic-metre (180 cu ft) boulder wedged in a mountain crevice by the edge of the Kjerag mountain (It is possible to walk onto the rock without any equipment, but there is a direct 241-metre (791 ft) drop below and then another 735-metre (2,411 ft) gradient down to the Lysefjorden.
When the carvings were made, Norway was inhabited by hunter-gatherers. The almost 5000 years over which carvings were made by the people of the late stone age and early metal age, saw many cultural changes, including the adoption of metal tools and changes in areas such as boat building and fishing techniques. The carvings show a wide variety ...
The Bardal rock carvings contains images from both of the rock carving traditions.. Scandinavian rock art comprise two categories. The first type dates to the Stone Age (in Norway from between 8000-1800 BCE), and usually depicts mammals such as elk, red deer and reindeer, but also brown bears, whales and porpoises.
This article contains a list of rock carvings in Norway. Locations. Rock carvings in the different counties of Norway: Agder:
Istrehågan is an ancient monument at Jåberg on the Sandefjord-Larvik border in Vestfold, Norway. [3] [2] It is home to some of the largest stone settings in the Nordic countries. [4] Nearby Haugen farm in Sandefjord is home to Vestfold County's largest petroglyph site. [5] The rock carvings at Haugen farm are Vestfold County's oldest ancient ...
Forget salty, sweet, and umami—2025 is the year of sour. More specifically, sour cherries are about to have a moment, according to market research firm Mintel's 2025 Global Food and Drinks ...
The 40 figures at Kirkely are from about 2700 BCE, and consists of both sea and land animals (a rare combination for rocks carvings in Northern Norway). There are also 2 figures of people in boats, and some unidentified figures. 13 of the figures are of porpoise , while 14 are of moose or reindeer .