Rock art and seascapes in Uppland - Johan Ling

Rock Art and Seascapes in Uppland presents a fresh approach to
the detailed study of a selection of over 80 rock art panels
located close to the present coastline of Uppland, Sweden, which
include some 2000 ship depictions among the varied figurative
art. Using GPS measurement combined with detailed study of the
terrain, topography and relative sea level data in order to
present accurate maps of the panels, the location and
significance of the original positioning of rock art images in
relation to their contemporaneous coastline is demonstrated and
modelled. The implications in terms of chronology, typology,
landscape, social practice and iconography are discussed and new
interpretations for the relationship between Bronze Age rock art,
shore displacement, settlement and burial sites presented. This
is the first volume in a collaborative series of regional and
case studies
(The Swedish Rock Art Research Series) with the
Swedish Rock Art Research Archive (SRARA), University of
Gothenburg.