Imaginary Vessels in the Late Bronze Age of Gotland and South Scandinavia: Ship Settings, Rock Carvings and Decorated Metalwork
The paper compares the Bronze Age ship settings of Gotland with the vessels portrayed in rock carvings on the Scandinavian mainland. It also makes comparisons with the drawings of vessels on decorated metalwork of the same period. It considers their interpretation in relation to two approaches take...
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The paper compares the Bronze Age ship settings of Gotland with the vessels portrayed in rock carvings on the Scandinavian mainland. It also makes comparisons with the drawings of vessels on decorated metalwork of the same period. It considers their interpretation in relation to two approaches taken to the depictions of ships in other media. One concerns the use of boats to transport the sun, while the other emphasises the close relationship between seagoing vessels and the dead. A third possibility concerns the distinctive organisation of prehistoric communities on Gotland. It seems possible that the largest of the ship settings were equivalent to the Bronze Age cult houses found on the mainland and that they may even have represented the island itself.
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| spelling | doaj.art-f61c8ae00d1f4e7abe7ce14728df6c3e2023-03-24T02:26:12ZengSvenska Arkeologiska SamfundetCurrent Swedish Archaeology1102-73552002-39012010-12-0118110.37718/CSA.2010.08Imaginary Vessels in the Late Bronze Age of Gotland and South Scandinavia: Ship Settings, Rock Carvings and Decorated MetalworkRichard Bradley0Peter Skoglund1Joakim Wehlin2Department of Archaeology, School of Human and Environmental Sciences, University, Whiteknights, Reading Sydsvensk Arkeologi ABDepartment of Historical Studies, University of Gothenburg The paper compares the Bronze Age ship settings of Gotland with the vessels portrayed in rock carvings on the Scandinavian mainland. It also makes comparisons with the drawings of vessels on decorated metalwork of the same period. It considers their interpretation in relation to two approaches taken to the depictions of ships in other media. One concerns the use of boats to transport the sun, while the other emphasises the close relationship between seagoing vessels and the dead. A third possibility concerns the distinctive organisation of prehistoric communities on Gotland. It seems possible that the largest of the ship settings were equivalent to the Bronze Age cult houses found on the mainland and that they may even have represented the island itself. https://193.10.12.85:443/csa/article/view/553metalworksundeathhouse urns |
| spellingShingle | Richard Bradley Peter Skoglund Joakim Wehlin Imaginary Vessels in the Late Bronze Age of Gotland and South Scandinavia: Ship Settings, Rock Carvings and Decorated Metalwork Current Swedish Archaeology metalwork sun death house urns |
| title | Imaginary Vessels in the Late Bronze Age of Gotland and South Scandinavia: Ship Settings, Rock Carvings and Decorated Metalwork |
| title_full | Imaginary Vessels in the Late Bronze Age of Gotland and South Scandinavia: Ship Settings, Rock Carvings and Decorated Metalwork |
| title_fullStr | Imaginary Vessels in the Late Bronze Age of Gotland and South Scandinavia: Ship Settings, Rock Carvings and Decorated Metalwork |
| title_full_unstemmed | Imaginary Vessels in the Late Bronze Age of Gotland and South Scandinavia: Ship Settings, Rock Carvings and Decorated Metalwork |
| title_short | Imaginary Vessels in the Late Bronze Age of Gotland and South Scandinavia: Ship Settings, Rock Carvings and Decorated Metalwork |
| title_sort | imaginary vessels in the late bronze age of gotland and south scandinavia ship settings rock carvings and decorated metalwork |
| topic | metalwork sun death house urns |
| url | https://193.10.12.85:443/csa/article/view/553 |
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