Rock Art and Seascapes in Uppland presents a fresh approach to the
detailed study of a selection of over 80 rock art panels located close
to the present coastline of Uppland, Sweden, which include some 2000
ship depictions among the varied figurative art. Using GPS measurement
combined with detailed study of the terrain, topography and relative
sea level data in order to present accurate maps of the panels, the
location and significance of the original positioning of rock art
images in relation to their contemporaneous coastline is demonstrated
and modelled. The implications in terms of chronology, typology,
landscape, social practice and iconography are discussed and new
interpretations for the relationship between Bronze Age rock art,
shore displacement, settlement and burial sites presented. This is the
first volume in a collaborative series of regional and case studies
(The Swedish Rock Art Research Series) with the Swedish Rock Art
Research Archive (SRARA), University of Gothenburg.
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ISBN
9781782971269
Publisert
2022
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Oxbow Books
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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