Danish rock carvings
Danish rock carvings ( Danish Helleristninger or Halristinger) differ significantly from those in Scandinavia . They are related to agriculture ( Danish Jordbruksristninger ), smaller, seldom representational and were occasionally also in megalithic systems (also stone boxes ), but more often in small stones , which were transferred to Danish museums or in churches (Asnæs near Kalundborg , Såby bei Roskilde , Sigersted near Ringsted - all on Zealand - and Taps near Kolding ) were bricked up. Few were left “on site”. This includes two stones from Mandbjerghøj .
The representational repertoire of these depictions ranges from raised hands and footprints (individually and in pairs) to wheels , wheel crosses and spirals to the primarily depicted ships . In addition, there are some abstract or indistinct representations. Most of the pictures are associated with bowls .
Bornholm
On Bornholm , which in the prehistoric times belonged to the Swedish cultural area, you will mainly find ships that are more numerous and over a large area pecked on rock outcrops . Denmark's largest rock carving is in Madsebakke near Allinge-Gudhjem . In Blåholt, Lille Strandbygård and Storløkkebakken are remarkable petroglyphs to see.
literature
- Peter Vilhelm Glob : Helleristninger i Danmark (= Jysk Arkæologisk Selskabs skrifter. Vol. 7, ISSN 0107-2854 ). Jysk Arkæologisk Selskab, Højbjerg 1969.
- Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politics bog om Danmarks oldtid. Politics template A / S, Copenhagen 2002, ISBN 87-567-6458-8 , p. 292.
Individual evidence
- ^ Peter Vilhelm Glob : Bowl pits and rock drawings. In: Peter Vilhelm Glob: prehistoric monuments of Denmark. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1968, pp. 127–142.