GC303JB Standing stones (Traditional Cache) in Nordland, Norway created by askjervold

This cache has been archived.

cervisvenator: Hi

While I feel that Geocaching.com should hold the location for the cache owner and block other cachers from placing a cache in the area around this cache for a reasonable amount of time, we can’t do so forever.

Nothing seems to happen with this cache listing, so it is now archived, so that someone else can place a cache in the area, and geocachers can once again enjoy visiting this location. Also, if it hasn’t been done already, please pick up any remaining cache bits as soon as possible.

If the owner wants it reopened, send me an e-mail and I’ll be happy to unarchive the cache listing if it still satisfies the requirement/guidelines.

(This reviewer note is in English so non-Norwegian cache owners, geocachers and cache reviewers can understand what it says.)

Thanks for your understanding,
Cervis Venator
Geocaching.com Volunteer Cache Reviewer

GC303JB ▼

A cache by askjervold Message this owner

Hidden : 7/24/2011

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Elveparken: Tre bautasteiner på Vågønes

Jern var det andre metallet menneskene lærte seg å bruke. Jern ga mer effektive og holdbare våpen og redskap. Nye redskaper var ljå og øks. Ljåen ga større matproduksjon, og dermed økte folketallet.
I Bodø har vi flere "piler" eller bautasteiner fra jernalderen. Dette er avlange steiner satt på høykant ned i jorda. På haugen bak Vågønes forskningsstasjon finner vi tre bautaer datert til eldre jernalder, eller de første århundrene etter Kristi fødsel. Litt lenger inn på Høyden er det også to gravhauger – en rundhaug og en langhaug.

I arkeologien er bautasteiner en betegnelse på minnesteiner uten innskrift eller bilder. I Norge er de oftest er datert til folkevandringstiden, vikingtiden eller tidlig middelalder. I enkelte tilfeller kan bautasteinene stå på gravhauger og danner da en enhet sammen med disse. De er imidlertid som regel reist frittstående. Steinene kan også være markeringen av en flatmarksgrav.

Parker utenfor Bodin leir og følg veien til venstre for leiren opp til jernbanen, eller parker ved Maskinisten og følg veien i motsatt retning.

ENG: Standing stones, orthostats, liths, or more commonly megaliths (because of their large and cumbersome size) are solitary stones set vertically in the ground and come in many different varieties. Standing stones are usually difficult to date, but pottery found underneath some in Atlantic Europe connects them with the Beaker people; others in the region appear to be earlier or later however. Where they appear in groups together, often in a circular, oval, henge or horseshoe formation, they are sometimes called megalithic monuments. These are sites [it is thought] of ancient religious ceremonies, sometimes containing burial chambers

Park by the main gates at the Bodin military camp and follow the road to the left of the entrance until you reach the railway bridge. Or park at Maskinisten and walk the road in the opposite direction.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ebg/ebbg

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)