Dr. Martin Rundkvist is a Swedish archaeologist, journal editor, public speaker, chairman of the Swedish Skeptics Society, atheist, lefty liberal, bookworm, and father of two.
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From my buddy Claes Pettersson, pix he took in July at the abandoned Christian VI mine of Røros, Norway, at 62°N. It's a copper mine that was worked from 1723 until shortly after 1945. Located near the Swedish border and far from the sea, this is one of the coldest parts of Norway, which means that the wooden structures don't decay much through microbial action -- they mainly just erode.
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It looks very much like some of the abandoned gold mining structures dotting the mountains in Colorado.
Posted by: Mark P | August 5, 2009 12:32 PM
Nice! Røros is the place where I grew up!
Posted by: Lars Forseth | August 5, 2009 1:06 PM
your buddy should release those as wallpapers, they're really classy.
Posted by: Puam | August 6, 2009 2:50 PM