HISTORY Fourteen thousand years ago the last inland ice still covered the Scandinavian peninsula. Geolo- gists are of opinion that Norway became inhabit- able for Man c. 6000 B.C., but archeological finds of bone and flint implements in coastal districts suggest that Norway was inhabited before that time. Stone Age discoveries dating from c. 4000 B.C. have been made. From the Later Stone Age we have a rich collection of discoveries of implements and weapons, and c. 2000 B.C. occupation had advanced to a stage showing the nucleus of the first parish settlements. The Bronze Age began to flourish in Norway c. 1500 B.C., and the Iron Age commenced c. 500 B.C. The first authentic written record relating to Norway dates from 330 B.C. In that year a Greek traveller, Pytheas of Massila, visited Norway and has given a trustworthy account of the country and its people. From the days of the Roman Empire there exist many interesting finds which show that there was in those days a very lively intercourse between Norway and the South. Tribal migrations also exercised a great influence upon the people 7