Rock carvings by Godegården

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Rock carvings from Godegården - ( German  priest's court )

The Bronze Age rock carvings of Godegården ( Swedish Godegårdens hällristningar ) are located on a fenced-in rock outcrop of around 15.0 × 5.0 meters, right next to the E 20 road, between Fåglum and Södra Härene in Västergötland in Sweden .

Discovered in the mid-19th century, the petroglyphs of the soles of the feet of all sizes were carved into the rock about 3000 years ago during the Early Stone Age or the Bronze Age . There are around 90 pictures, including 26 pairs of soles, 30 individual soles and 28 bowls .

In the 1870s, the rock was covered with earth to integrate it into the surrounding farmland. It was dug up again in 1911 and documented. In 1993 it was overgrown with moss and lichen. In 1996 and 2008 it was cleaned and repainted. It is not known whether the rock carvings were originally painted. The reason you color them today is to make them easier to see.

Nearby is the stone box of Södra Härene and the burial ground of Lundskullen .

See also

literature

  • Mårten Stenberger: Nordic prehistory. Volume 4: Prehistory of Sweden. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1977, ISBN 3-529-01805-8 , p. 182.
  • Torsten Capelle : Carved in stone. Scandinavian rock art from the Bronze Age. (= Booklets accompanying exhibitions in the Prehistory Department of the Lower Saxony State Museum Hanover. Vol. 1). Lax, Hannover (recte: Hildesheim) 1985, ISBN 3-7848-1009-8 .

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Coordinates: 58 ° 6 ′ 45.6 ″  N , 12 ° 47 ′ 48.7 ″  E