Rock carvings from Hafslund
The Bronze Age rock carvings from Hafslund are located south of the Hafslund farm on an approximately 200 meter long rock outcrop in a field near Sarpsborg in Viken in Norway in six small groups.
Based on the design, archaeologists differentiate between carvings made by hunters and gatherers and those made by arable farmers . From the 1950s it was common practice to repaint rock carvings ( Swedish Hällristningar ) with paint. Today it is known that the paint damages the rock and the lines have often been repainted incorrectly. The depiction of the scoring of the arable farmers corresponds to a clockwise sequence.
Hafslund I
( Location ) The group consists of three roughly held male figures between two ships. Perhaps they represent gods. Parts of the rock have flaked off so that the figures are no longer complete.
Hafslund II
( Location ) The group consists of five naves and eight bowls . The grooves on the longest ship are up to 8 cm wide.
Hafslund III
( Location ) The group consists of 2 - 3 ship figures and 11 bowls. The easternmost ship has a double stem. The incision has recently been damaged.
Hafslund IV
( Location ) The group consists of ships (some upside down), bowls, circular figures (a wheel cross) and footprints . Most of these circular figures look different, some resemble faces. In most cases the footprints face the viewer; this is not the case here.
Hafslund V
( Location ) The group consists of three ships and two figures. The figure on the left resembles a swan or a sea bird. The right one is interpreted as a human figure, but it also looks like an animal.
Hafslund VI
( Location ) The group consists of two ships and some bowls. The large ship consists of up to 2.0 cm wide grooves. Both ships have double stems and lines that are interpreted as a crew.
The Bjørnstad ship is nearby .
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