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Locality: |
Torsbo raä 162 |
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Region: |
Bohuslän |
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Tanum |
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Environment & Surface |
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Altitude:
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30 m
Open-air
Shelter
Cave
Portable
Megalithic
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Geography: |
Situated at the base of a sloping ridge, facing S, with a steep ending at the edge of a valley N. The carvings are found on 20 panels, distributed in intervals along the base of the ridge. |
Proximity: |
Close to road, overlooking a field. Mounds found in the vicinity. |
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Geology: |
Flat rock, parts overflown with water creating darker areas. |
Surface: |
Smooth, almost flat surface. Water flow over parts of the carvings. |
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Description: |
Engravings
Paintings
Painted engravings
High or low-relief
Sculpture
Torsbo RAÄ 162 is situated in a clearing at the base of a sloping ridge. The carvings are found on 20 panels, the largest panel c. 60 x 20 m.
There are 105 ship figures of which the largest is very deeply carved and c. 450 cm long with 123 crew-strokes. On one panel there are a hunting scene with three men and three deers, and on yet another panel a few adorants and an acrobat in the horns of a bull. There are The locality is the largest in Bohuslän, as judged by the area, and concerning the figures depicted one of the most important sites.
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Figures: |
total number 960
105 ship figures
31 human figures
6 foot prints
4 birds
5 other animals
1 wheel cross
124 cup marks
2 sword sheat
And more.
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Chronology: |
Palaeolithic
Epipalaeolithic - Mesolithic
Neolithic
Copper Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Roman
Middle Age
Modern
Unknown
The rock carvings of Southern Scandinavia are generally dated to the middle and later part of the Bronze Age, c. 1500-500 BC. Occasionally, more absolute dating of single panels or figures can be made, based on typological or stylistic features of the image, and by comparisons with identifiable objects.
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Notes: |
The major risk for rock carvings is 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 … |
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Conservation |
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Status: |
Public
Private
Park
Classified site
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Risk: |
The major risk for rock carvings is 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 … |
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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 Bronze Age environment has been restored by careful site management, mainly by clearing out pine-trees and the lower vegetation in order to create a more open and original environment. There is a descriptive sign post and some of the carvings has been painted. |
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| Record n. 793 / 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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