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

• Main Author: Lahelma, Antti
• Other Authors: Bradley, Richard, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Arts, Institute for Cultural Research, Helsingin yliopisto, humanistinen tiedekunta, kulttuurien tutkimuksen laitos, Helsingfors universitet, humanistiska fakulteten, institutionen för kulturforskning, Lavento, Mika, Helskog, Knut
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Suomen Muinaismuistoyhdistys r.y 2010
• Subjects: arkeologia; Ochre; saami
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/19406

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...