Early Archaeological Evidence
The oldest information about skiing is based on archaeological evidence. A wooden ski dating from about 6300-5000 BC, and was found about about 1,200 km northwest of Moscow at Lake Sindor. The Kalvträskskidan ski, found in Sweden dates to 5200 BC, and the Vefsn Nordland ski, found in Norway is dated to 5100 BC. Rock drawings in Norway dated at 4000 BC depict a man on skis holding a stick. A ski excavated in Greenland is dated to 1010.
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