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OverviewThe Bronze Age (1700–500 BCE) petroglyphs of southern Scandinavia comprise a unique tradition of rock art in northern Eurasia. Despite a limited repertoire of motifs such as cupmarks, boats, anthropomorphs, zoomorphs, podomorphs and circles, it shows great variability in design, elaboration and articulation. This book is a study of the Mälaren region in southern-central Sweden that includes one of the most prominent rock art clusters of southwest Uppland as well as the hinterland of Södermanland county. The rock art in this region is studied on three scales: regional, local and particular. This allows for comparisons between dense and small sites, an exploration of how the Bronze Age rock art tradition developed over time in the area, and equally how the design and articulation of certain motifs relate to contemporary settlements, waterways and varying environmental settings. Patterns and structures in the distribution and articulation of the petroglyphs show that the different motifs are not only visual expressions but very much material enactments. The motifs often physically relate to each other, the flows of water, and the microtopography and mineral contents of the rocks. The study is therefore not as much about rock art as images and symbols as it is about the ecology of rock art – the web of social and physical relations in which it was enacted and employed. From this perspective, the petroglyphs are seen as petrofacts, that is something akin to tools or devices articulated in various ways to affect humans, other-than-humans and the animacies of the coastal milieus where they were made. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Fredrik FahlanderPublisher: Casemate Publishers Imprint: Casemate Publishers ISBN: 9798888571392Pages: 224 Publication Date: 15 May 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface 1. Ecologies of Rock Art 2. The Rock Art of the M├ñlaren Bay 3. Organisation and Articulation of the Motifs 4. Modes of Articulation 5. Rock Art as a Vitalist Technology 6. M├ñlaren Rock Art in Perspective 7. Conclusions 8. ReferencesReviewsAuthor InformationFredrik Fahlander is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Stockholm, Sweden. He completed his PhD at the University of Gothenburg in 2003. His main research interests are relational ontologies and new materialism in general and burial archaeology and rock art in particular. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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