Product or Production: On the accumulative Aspect of Rock Art at Nämforsen, Northern Sweden

In this article the accumulative aspect of rock art is dis- cussed. In light of the simple fact that we are seeing rock art panels in their final form, questions concerning the interrelation between figures deriving from differ- ent time periods are addressed. The author’s aim is to draw attention t...

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Published in:Current Swedish Archaeology
Main Author: Ylva Sjöstrand
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Svenska Arkeologiska Samfundet 2010
Subjects:
accumulation
archaizing
chronology
elk motif
sequence analysis
symbol theory
Archaeology
CC1-960
Northern Sweden
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.37718/CSA.2010.15
https://doaj.org/article/8668facb7d5045fcae005e62102cbd4a
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Summary:In this article the accumulative aspect of rock art is dis- cussed. In light of the simple fact that we are seeing rock art panels in their final form, questions concerning the interrelation between figures deriving from differ- ent time periods are addressed. The author’s aim is to draw attention to the long continuity of rock art sites and show how greater awareness of this aspect will af- fect the way we comprehend this material in general. The continuity of rock art sites is exemplified by means of a case study of Nämforsen, located in the province of Ångermanland, northern Sweden.

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