The park has been developed to take care of an area of cultural heritage
covering a long period of Norwegian history. In this area objects dating
back to the Stone Age, and graves from 900 BC to about AD 1000 have been
found.
The name Veien, which probably means a sacred place in the field, tells
us that we are on holy ground. The graves and the traces of settlement
discovered during excavations in recent years prove that religious as
well as secular activities have taken place here over a period of 3-4000
years.
We are in a farming district where roads lead to three valleys. Goods
might easily have been exchanged. The grave contents also show that this
area once had a geat economic importance, reaching a climax in the Iron
Age.
