On Elks and Places that Gather: Emplacing North Swedish Rock Paintings

• Published in: Current Swedish Archaeology
• Main Author: Ylva Sjöstrand
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Svenska Arkeologiska Samfundet 2017
• Subjects: Parietal art; Neolithic; Northern Sweden; difference and repetition; Archaeology; CC1-960; Ochre; Fennoscandian
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.37718/CSA.2017.16; https://doaj.org/article/bcb6acd194374c5995cfdf24211afe1b

This paper argues for the importance of empha- sizing emplacedness in studies of Fennoscandian rock art. Drawing on a discriminating analysis of three red ochre paintings from Neolithic northern Sweden, it is shown that stylistically comparable panels were created and used through divergent practice...