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SNOHETTA 03

8000 f.Kr <br>Store delar av landet ligg isfritt, men det er enno mye is i dalane.<br><br>8000 BC<br>Large parts of the country are ice-free, but there is still a lot of ice in the valleys.

7000 f.Kr<br>Fangstfolk har kome til landet og jaktar etter rein og andre dyr.<br><br>Text: 7000 BC<br>Trappers have come to the country and hunt for reindeer and other animals.

6000 f.Kr<br>Ein gigantisk tsunami drep folk langs kysten. Fangstfolk i fjellet overlever.<br><br>6000 BC<br>A giant tsunami kills people along the coast. Trappers in the mountains survive.

5000 f.Kr<br>Det blir dreve regelmessig reinsjakt, mest med pil og boge.<br><br>5000 BC<br>Reindeer hunting is carried out regularly, mostly with bow and arrow.

4000 f.Kr<br>Fangstfolk lagar helleristningar av rein og andre byttedyr.<br><br>4000 BC<br>Trappers make petroglyphs of reindeer and other prey.

3000 f.Kr<br>Spor av tidleg jordbruk sør i landet, men ikkje rundt fjellet.<br><br>3000 BC<br>Traces of early agriculture in the south of the country, but not around the mountain.

1800 f.Kr<br>Bronse er kjend, men blir ikkje bruka til reiskapar i dagleglivet.<br><br>1800 BC<br>Bronze is known, but is not used for tools in everyday life.

500 f.Kr<br>Jern blir teke i bruk og folk får meir effektive reiskapar og våpen.<br><br>500 BC<br>Iron is used and people get more efficient tools and weapons.

0 f.Kr<br>I bygdene rundt Dovrefjell bur folk som driv med jordbruk og jakt.<br><br>0 BC<br>In the villages around Dovrefjell live people who engage in agriculture and hunting.

400 e.Kr<br>Utbygginga av store fangstanlegg er i gang. Metoden er kjent også tidlegare.<br><br>400 AD<br>The development of large catching facilities is under way. The method is also known in the past.

1000 e.Kr<br>Det er stor drift i fangstanlegga og mange menneske deltek.<br><br>1000 AD<br>There is a lot of activity in the catching facilities and many people participate.

1300 e.Kr<br>Det er mindre vilt og bruken av fangstanlegga går mot slutten.<br><br>1300 AD<br>There is less wild animals and the use of the trapping facilities is coming to an end.

1500 e.Kr<br>150 år etter svartedauden bur det under 200 000 menneske i landet.<br><br>1500 AD<br>150 years after the Black Death, fewer than 200,000 people live in the country.

1700 e.Kr<br>Tidlege geværtypar er i bruk til jakt. Det blir slutt på bruk av pil og boge.<br><br>1700 AD<br>Early rifle types are in use for hunting. There will be an end to the use of bows and arrows.

1900 e.Kr<br>Menneskets bruk av natur gjev mindre rom for reinen.<br><br>1900 AD<br>Man's use of nature leaves less room for reindeer.

1921 e.Kr<br>Dovrebanen<br><br>1921 AD<br>Dovrebanen Railway

1923 - 2008 e.Kr<br>Hjerkinn Skytefelt<br><br>1923 - 2008 AD<br>Hjerkinn Shooting Range

1968 - 1994 e.Kr<br>Tverrfjellet Gruver<br><br>1968 - 1994 AD<br>Tverrfjellet Mines

2011 e.Kr<br>Rein og folk har hatt 10 000 år i lag på Dovrefjell. Kvar går vegen?<br><br>2011 AD<br>Reindeer and people have been together for 10,000 years at Dovrefjell. Where does the journey go next?

2006 - 2020 e.Kr<br>Frå skytefelt til nasjonalpark - norgeshistorias største naturrestaurering.<br><br>2006 - 2020 AD<br>From firing range to national park - the largest nature restoration in Norwegian history.

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