First up, we have Norway ... Stave Church. Photo by Bjørn Erik Pedersen. Garmo Stave Church. Photo by Martin Schmidt. Built circa 1150. Detail of roof of Garmo. Photo by Palickap. Gol.

A modern measurement method has helped scientists date some of Norway’s historic stave churches more accurately. The method shows that several of the stave churches are older than has been ...

At one point, more than 1,000 stave churches existed throughout Norway, but many of the original ones fell apart over time or were destroyed. Often, the original stavers were driven directly into ...

This one, a replica of the ornate Gol Stave Church built around 1250 in Norway, towers gracefully over Minot's Scandinavian Heritage Park in North Dakota. "How is it cultures so geographically far ...