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Shadows of a Northern past : rock carvings of Bohuslän and Østfold

Title: Shadows of a Northern past : rock carvings of Bohuslän and Østfold / John Coles.
Author: Coles, J. M. (John M.)
Publication: Oxford [England] : Oxbow Books ; Oakville, CT : David Brown Book Co. [distributor], ©2005.

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Description

222 pages, viii pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps; 31 cm

Summary

"Shadows of a Northern Past is the outcome of a prolonged period of discovery and research into the Bronze Age rock carvings of Bohuslan (Sweden) and Ostfold (Norway). Over 100 of the most complex and varied sites, containing many thousands of images, are presented in new plans and photographs by John Coles. The variety and precision of the methods of recording have revealed hitherto unknown carvings and new details on many of the sites, including some of the best-known sites in all of Sweden and Norway. The records made by the author over the past thirty years also include aspects of the carvings that are now diminished by erosion and other factors." "The images carved within the whole region are described and illustrated, and their individuality is stressed. The images, including boats, humans, wheeled vehicles, wild and domesticated animals, ards, weapons and other symbols, demonstrate great variability. Here, John Coles seeks to identify particular artists whose work appears within and between different sites and explores the potential of boat images in particular for an improved chronology. He also examines the composition of sites, their development over time and the organisation of their internal structures, as well as exploring the choice of surface for carving, the parameters of location, outlook and expression of artistry, and the likely responses of the viewers. Current excavation programmes being undertaken at the base of sites are also outlined." "The carving sites and their contemporary monuments are mapped and described in terms of evolving landscapes of the period 1500-300 B.C. The book includes more than 100 site plans at uniform scale, 25 maps and 160 photographs and detailed line drawings."--BOOK JACKET.

Alternative Title

Rock carvings of Bohuslän and Østfold

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-133).

Contents

Preface / Bo Graslund -- Images -- a complex simplicity -- Boats -- Humans -- Other animals -- Trees -- Discs and vehicles -- Other images -- Cupmarks -- Time and timelessness -- The organisation of the rock : site structure -- Below the carvings -- Landscapes of the past -- Mapping the rock carvings -- Minor catchments -- Major catchments -- A case study -- The meaning of it all, or of nothing -- A traveller's tale.

ISBN

184217181X
9781842171813

LCCN

2008542010

OCLC

ocm62367014
62367014
SCSB-1371302

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library