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Locality: |
Flyhov 1 |
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Region: |
Västergötland |
Area: |
Husaby |
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Environment & Surface |
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Open-air
Shelter
Cave
Portable
Megalithic
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Geography: |
1.4 km NE of Husaby church, 50 m SE of road to Kinne-Kleva. Flat sandstone |
Proximity: |
Close to Kinnekulle mountain and Husaby church. |
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Geology: |
Sandstone. |
Surface: |
Flat, partly irregular surface. 9 panels in an area of c. 150 m. |
Dimensions:
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Length 6.00 m.
Width 2.00 m.
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Art |
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Description: |
Engravings
Paintings
Painted engravings
High or low-relief
Sculpture
Flyhov 1, Husaby parish. The engraving is found on no. 2 of 9 panels in an area of about 150 m. The rock is sandstone, flat in shape with natural cracks. There are two distinct ship figures, single-lined with crew strokes and extended stems turned up- and inwards, and one possible single-lined ship figure with cup marks above the hull/gunwale. There are 5 foot prints of which two placed in pairs, contour-carved with heel, of which onte with a cup mark and one without heel but with a cup mark in the middle. There are at least two weapons, axes of which one is a big ceremonial axe in the hand of a human figure, and also one sword attached to the human figure. There are 5 wheel crosses of which 4 with 4 spokes and one with 8 spokes. There are c. 58 cup marks, of which some are depicted in the wheel crosses and in the foot prints.
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Figures: |
total number 80
Ship figures
Wheel cross
Weapon/axe, sword
Foot print/contour-carved
Human figure
Cup marks
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Chronology: |
Palaeolithic
Epipalaeolithic - Mesolithic
Neolithic
Copper Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Roman
Middle Age
Modern
Unknown
The South Scandinavian rock carvings are usually dated to the middle and later part of the Bronze Age, c. 1500-500 BC, after Montelius six period system, but no detailed chronology have been worked out.
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Notes: |
Flyhov is the largest rock carving locality in the parish of Västergötland, which is comparatively poor off for figurative rock carvings, but rich in carvings with cup marks only. The frequency of cup mark areas generally accords with the distribution of prehistoric grave monuments from all periods, and not especially with those from the Bronze Age. The total number of figures at Flyhov is 445 of which 271 cup marks, 26 ship figures, 5 human figures, 31 wheel crosses, 6 circles and 22 foot prints. |
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Conservation |
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Status: |
Public
Private
Park
Classified site
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Risk: |
The major risk for carvings are chemical weathering, which makes the hard quartzite losen up and fall out, leaving white dots on the darker rock surface. Also natural weathering (mechanical weathering) during winter/spring, when water freeze in cracks and openings in the rock, creates major damage to rock faces with carvings. The biological weathering is also a danger to the rock carvings, and even to intense cleaning of the rock surface during documentation can make the rock fragile and expose the carvings to wind, water and air-born pollution. The carvings have been painted, but the colour is fading away. |
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Conservation: |
Good
Quite good
Mediocre
Bad
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Intervention: |
Problems concerning conservation and preservation, registration and documentation of rock carvings in Scandinavia are discussed by several departments, i.e. Riksantikvaren in Norway, Riksantikvarieämbetet in Sweden, several universities and research departments. Different methods are tested, for example covering of carved surfaces, measuring of temperature and different contents in water and air and also the composition in the granite. Hollows and cracks in the rock surface can be repaired and carefully filled in. An easy method of taking care of the rock surface is by ordinary sweeping. The carvings should be re-painted to be visible. |
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By |
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Record n. 764 / 807 |
No commercial use is allowed. Specific © is mentioned in the captions or owned by each Author or Institution |
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EuroPreArt, European Prehistoric Art, is a web-based archaeological project funded by the European Union which aims to establish a lasting data-base of European prehistoric art documentation, to launch the base of an European institutional network and to contribute to the awareness of the diversity and richness of European Prehistoric Art.
It is proposed by: Instituto Politécnico de Tomar (IPT, Portugal),
CUEBC - European University Centre for Cultural Heritage (Italy - Europe),
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España),
Asociación Cultural Colectivo Barbaón (España),
Université de Liège (Belgique),
Gotland University College (Sverige),
University College Dublin (Eire),
Cooperativa Archeologica Le Orme dell'Uomo (Italia),
Study Centre and Museum of Prehistoric Art of
Pinerolo (Italia),
The European Centre for Prehistoric Research in the Alto Ribatejo (Portugal),
ArqueoJovem - a youth NGO (Portugal).
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