Some of the newly found petroglyphs that were carved around 2,700 years ago.Image credit: Foundation for Documentation of Bohuslan's Rock Carvings
Posted on 06/09/2023 8:38:06 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
The petroglyphs were carved on a granite rock face that was once part of an island, meaning people would have had to make the carvings while standing on a boat, or from a platform constructed on ice, said Martin Ostholm, a project manager with the Foundation for Documentation of Bohuslan's Rock Carvings who is one of the archaeologists who discovered the petroglyphs, told Live Science.
Bohuslan is already known for its rock carvings, including Bronze Age art made at Tanum... The team was looking for new petroglyphs in the area when they came across the moss-covered rock face. They noticed some lines on it that appeared to be human made, so they removed the moss, revealing the petroglyphs underneath. The rock face is too steep to stand on, Ostholm said, so the team had to stand on a platform to do their archaeological work.
The petroglyphs include depictions of ships, people and animal figures, including four-legged creatures that may be horses. The biggest one shows a ship that is 13 feet (4 meters) long, Ostholm said, noting that many of the petroglyphs are between about 12 and 16 inches (30 to 40 centimeters) in length.
...they may tell a story, said James Dodd, a researcher ... in Denmark and ... in Sweden. Some of the motifs — including chariots, carts and animal figures — were depicted multiple times, he noted.
"On the basis of the repetition of the motifs, it is possible that this collection of figures forms a narrative," Dodd told Live Science in an email. Studies of other petroglyphs in the region have suggested that, in some cases, they may have been used in this way, but the exact meaning in this case is uncertain, he added.
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Some of the newly found petroglyphs that were carved around 2,700 years ago.Image credit: Foundation for Documentation of Bohuslan's Rock Carvings
That could be a SLED.......................
looks a bit new to me
If you look carefully, it’s rather obvious what it is.
On the left (front) end of the thing, we can see it’s a giant snake with bench seats installed along its back.
So, it is obviously a form of pre-historic mass transit.
Archeology for hard-heads.
The bottom depictions seems to be a view from the inside of the vehicle.
It appears to be TWO reindeer harnessed to the front of the sled......................
Longships go back to that time? It just needs a mast.
Not sure how a rock carving can be dated. No living matter associated so no Carbon 14 to analyze. Also. “Once part of an island” implies higher sea level. Somebody inform Greta and Al.
I wonder if they let the apprentices carve on rocks and cheaper pieces of wood before being promoted to scrimshaw and the like.
Could be but not likely. There aren’t any animals pulling it, and they included animals harnessed pulling a cart/chariot.
THat is a ship—but no sails. Could be a big canoe.
The reindeer are in the lower pic......................
Maybe they used microerosion analysis. It’s relatively new.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/229558469_A_new_method_to_date_petroglyphs
Probably just 3000 year old Swedish porn pics.
“That could be a SLED.......................”
I guess that’s possible. However it also looks like a viking ship. Amazing that that specific design has been around so long.
Academicians are lining up to show its diversity, inclusion and equity.
No animals pulling; pre-historic PETA outlawed it.
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