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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Swedish Rock Art Research Series
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Swedish Rock Art Research Series.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Abbreviations; Abstract; Preface; Part I -- Launching; Chapter 1: Introduction -- The Rock Art Phenomenon in Northern Bohuslän; Introduction; "Finding the lost sea"; Aims; Temporal and spatial limitations; Chapter 2: A General Picture of the Bronze Age in Bohuslän; Bronze Age conditions in Bohuslän; Investigations at rock art sites; Household and metallurgic activity; Graves; Bronze items and flint daggers; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Social Landscapes; Introduction; Conclusion; Part II -- Embarking; Chapter 4: The Terrestrial Paradigm: History of Research. |
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IntroductionTheory; Paradigm and thought style; Conditions and questions; A history of landscape and rock art research; The perception of geology and landscape among19th century antiquarians; The landscape via the rock art image; The shore-connected rock art; Land uplift and the landscape; The image via the landscape; Modification of the terrestrial paradigm; The sea is advancing; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Rock Art and Seascapes in South Scandinavia; Introduction; West Norwegian rock art; Högsbyn in Dalsland; The Simris area in Scania; Conclusion. |
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Chapter 6: Shore Displacement, Tides and AltitudesIntroduction; The shore displacement phenomenon; Dating and estimating shore displacement; Shore displacement in Bohuslän; Aims and outcome of the new shore displacementstudies in the Tanum and Kville areas; Altitudes and tides; Chatper 7: Rock Art Chronology and Seascape in Bohuslan; Introduction; Rock art chronologies: traditions and concepts; Chronological standpoint; The analysis; The general setting of the rock art in relation toshore displacement; The specific chronological setting of ship featuresin the landscape. |
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The Kungälv area (Solberga 50)The Uddevalla area, Utby (Herrestad 58:1-5); Maritime rock art at the Stångenäset isthmus(Bro 622, 636, Brastad 123); The Sotenäset area (Tossene 107); The Kville area (Kville 172, 114); The Tanum area, the "Runohäll" at Ryk (Tanum311); The vertical cliff at Tyft (Tanum 234); A low-lying panel in the Kalleby area (Tanum 425); The "Wismar and Kivik" panel in Kalleby(Tanum 427); Rock art sites in the Orrekläpp area (Tanum 241,369); A tentative ship chronology of the landscape; Conclusion; Chapter 8: Modeling Landscapes and Seascapes in the Tanum Area; Introduction. |
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AimsThe landscape and Bronze Age in Tanum; Maritime models of the Vitlycke area (Tanum 1, 833); The Aspeberget area -- a maritime aggregationsite? (Tanum 17, 19, 120); Terrestrial landscapes and images at Tanum 33; Sea shores and rock art in the Tegneby area, Bostället (Tanum 48, 61-64, 105:3, 345, 346 and 490); Ships and seascapes at Skatteklåvan in the Tegneby area (Tanum 65-67); Embarking and disembarking by Bro Utmark (Tanum 192); Reconstructing Tanum 311 -- a maritime approach; Maritime positions in the Kyrkoryk and Ryk area (Tanum 213, 216, 217, 219, 321, 325, 335, 336). |
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How may Bohuslän rock art and landscape be perceived and understood? Since the Bronze Age, the landscape has been transformed by shore displacement but, largely due to misunderstanding and certain ideas about the character of Bronze Age society, rock art research in Tanum has drawn much of its inspiration from the present agrarian landscape. This perception of the landscape has not been a major issue. This volume, republished from the GOTAC Serie B (Gothenburg Archaeological thesis 49) aims to shed light on the process of shore displacement and its social and cognitive implications for the int. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-268). |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Art, Prehistoric -- Sweden -- Bohuslän.
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Art, Prehistoric. |
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Sweden -- Bohuslän. |
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Bronze age -- Sweden -- Bohuslän.
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Bronze age. |
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Coast changes -- Sweden -- Bohuslän.
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Coast changes. |
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Coastal archaeology -- Sweden -- Bohuslän.
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Coastal archaeology. |
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Bohuslän (Sweden) -- Antiquites.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ling, Johan, 1968- Elevated rock art 9781782977629 (OCoLC)894276241 |
| ISBN |
9781782977650 (electronic book) |
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1782977651 (electronic book) |
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1336208686 |
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9781336208681 |
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9781782977629 |
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1782977627 |
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