The Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage (Riksantikvaren) announced it is allocating 6.6 million Norwegian kroner for the preservation of archaeological cultural heritage. The funds will be used for rock art preservation, as well as for dissemination and documentation of the art, according to the directorate.
Of the total allocation, 4.7 million kroner goes to Trøndelag County Municipality and NTNU University Museum, distributed across 14 projects. An additional 2.1 million kroner is allocated for the facilitation of the rock carvings at the Leirfall field in Hegra, Stjørdal.
We have taken care of the traces of past people in Norway for thousands of years. With these grants, we ensure that future people can also see, learn and experience how people from the Stone Age to the Viking Age and Middle Ages expressed themselves through rock art, burial mounds and settlements.
Minister of Climate and Environment Andreas Bjelland Eriksen said: "We have taken care of the traces of past people in Norway for thousands of years. With these grants, we ensure that future people can also see, learn and experience how people from the Stone Age to the Viking Age and Middle Ages expressed themselves through rock art, burial mounds and settlements."
Specific details on other archaeological sites or the distribution among the 14 projects in Trøndelag have not been disclosed. The total number of projects funded across Norway also remains unclear.