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Under the grass fields lie large quantities of sand and gravel.

Nedre Helland- Sand Quarries

13.12.2018 - 11:09

The three spades in the municipal coat of arms for Modalen are sand spades. Sand quarrying has brought income and employment. As much as 70,000-80,0000 tonnes of sand and gravel left the municipality each year since the turn of the millennium, to be used as cementing sand. Why is Modalen endowed with so much sand?

The boatshed at Hamn

Hamn

13.03.2018 - 21:23

Hana

Hana

12.03.2018 - 13:16

Bronze find from Ålvik

Ålvik

13.03.2018 - 21:25

Finds from the woman’s grave at Trå.

Trå

26.05.2018 - 11:46

Hallstatt sword

Seberg

13.03.2018 - 21:03

Mula

19.06.2018 - 17:51

Byrkjehaugen, Voss

Byrkjehaugen

19.06.2018 - 17:50

On the farm Bø, close to the highway between Bulken and Voss lies Byrkjehaugen, one of the largest burial mounds in West Norway. Originally it was around 50m across and 5m high, but following the excavation in 1908 and chipping off by both railway and road construction, the cross-section has shrunk to 37m and the height to 4m. All the same, it is an impressive burial monument for the passing traveller to see.

Neck rings

Høvik

13.03.2018 - 21:14

Silver dinar

Raknes

13.03.2018 - 21:09

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