A Touch of Red: Archaeological and Ethnographic Approaches to Interpreting Finnish Rock Paintings

Approximately 125 prehistoric rock paintings have been found in the modern territory of Finland. The paintings were done with red ochre and are almost without exception located on steep lakeshore cliffs associated with ancient water routes. Most of the sites are found in the central and eastern part...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lahelma, Antti
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Finnish Antiquarian Society 2012
Subjects:
archaeology
ethnography
rock art
rock paintings
Ochre
Painted Cliffs
Fennoscandia
karelia*
karelian
saami
Online Access:https://journal.fi/iskos/article/view/7176

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