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Rock Art of Alta

French: Art rupestre d’Alta
The Rock Art of Alta is a World Heritage site in Norway defined by the UNESCO in 1985 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 473 (546, 797) in our monthly survey..

"This group of petroglyphs in the Alta Fjord, near the Arctic Circle, bears the traces of a settlement dating from c. 4200 to 500 B.C. The thousands of paintings and engravings add to our understanding of the environment and human activities on the fringes of the Far North in prehistoric times."
Copyright © 1992 2014 UNESCO/World Heritage Centre. All rights reserved."

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