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Related: About this forumHuge Never-Before-Seen Ancient Petroglyphs Discovered In Kville, Bohusln, Sweden
AncientPages.com | May 18, 2023
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Many fascinating archaeological findings have been made in Sweden, but when it comes to petroglyphs, this is one of the biggest discoveries in a long time.
Not only are the recently found petroglyphs large in size, but they are also unusual due to their vertical shapes, making it much easier for scientists to date the prehistoric drawings.
Scientists discovered many fascinating new petroglyphs in Bohuslän. Credit: Stiftelsen för dokumentation av Bohusläns hällristningar
The discovery was made in the Kville parish in Tanum municipality, Bohuslän, Sweden. The unearthed rock carving panel is 15 meters long and consists of about 40 figures. These are thirteen ships, nine horses, seven human-like figures, and four chariots.
The petroglyphs were not detected before because they are located on a pasture covered in moss, making the ancient drawings more or less invisible. When scientists inspected the ground they noticed a small part of the ship petroglyph hidden beneath the moss, and they started to investigate further.
More:
https://www.ancientpages.com/2023/05/18/never-before-seen-huge-ancient-petroglyphs-discovered-in-bohuslan/
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Deuxcents
(19,738 posts)I fear for their future as too many are destroyed or defaced but thankfully, these are not. Ty
2naSalit
(92,730 posts)Biophilic
(4,744 posts)FirstLight
(14,097 posts)Petroglyphs fascinate me cuz they are really a form of proto-language, and trying to figure out the nuances is really amazing.
Here's where I went: https://www.blm.gov/visit/grimes-pointhidden-cave-archaeological-site
Here's one of my favorite books on the topic, she covers paleolithic cave art in europe:
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/25814327
Karadeniz
(23,424 posts)catcher's mitt... and invented stadium lights for those long nights!!!
niyad
(119,942 posts)jeffreyi
(2,054 posts)I thought not...?