Computer programs have been used to create color to show pigments.
An interesting plant, a pretty rock, or maybe something left behind by another hiker?
For one Norwegian dad, a family hike turned into a thrilling discovery.
Computer programs have been used to create color to show pigments. (Photo: Jan Magne Gjerde, NIKU)
The family paused for cookies and juice by a large rock.
Looking at the boulder with his practiced eye, Fjeld noticed strange colors.
He used an app on his phone to process a photograph of the rock.
Computer programs have been used to create color to show pigments. (Photo: Jan Magne Gjerde, NIKU)
In this case, humans and animals became clearly visible.
I took a picture and went into the app, Fjeld toldNIKU.
I had something like an out-of-body experience.
The rock bearing the Bronze Age paintings. (Photo: Jan Magne Gjerde, NIKU)
I didnt really think it could be anything.
He immediately contacted a friend of his who is an archeologist.
For now, their location remains secret to protect them.
The paintings are thought to beBronze Age, although they may be more recent from theIron Age.
One famous example can be found in theAltamira cavein Spain.
A Norwegian dad hiking with his family spotted what looked like paint on a rock.
He wound up discovering a whole series of ancient Bronze Age paintings of rowers and standing figures.
This find is a first for the region.
The rock bearing the Bronze Age paintings.
