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Rock Drawings of Alta

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Inscribed on World Heritage List in 1985 The rock carvings at Alta contains a significant collection of carvings giving us insight into people's lives and their conception of the world
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Rock Drawings of Alta Country: Norway Inscribed: 1985 Criteria: C iii
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION
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Paul Tanner (UK): There are (at least?) 4 different WHS solely devoted to prehistoric rock carvings – Alta (Norway), Valcamonica (Italy), Tanum (Sweden) and Coa Valley (Portugal)- Bhimbetka in India I think
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Christer Sundberg (Sweden): The town of Alta is not what-so-ever worth a detour. Spread out over 5 km with not less than three centres it could certainly pose as the Norwegian equivalent of one of those remote villages
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Rock drawings, Alta
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Rock drawings, Alta
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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
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