• Ancient Quarry in Norway Reveals Thousands of Years of Toolmaking

    Ancient Quarry in Norway Reveals Thousands of Years of Toolmaking

    High in the mountains of Hemsedal, eastern Norway, archaeologist Astrid Nyland followed the glimmer of white quartzite to a site first noted more than half a century ago. What she uncovered was not just a quarry, but evidence of a long-lasting tradition of toolmaking that stretched from the Stone Age into the Iron Age. The…