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Lars Pilø

a wooden bit in a palm

This once-frozen pass is a trove of Viking artifacts. Now, there’s a race to preserve them.

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Since 2011, a mountain pass in central Norway has seen unusually warm summers linked to climate change. The melt has revealed an unexpected treasure trove of more than 1,000 remarkably preserved artifacts.

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