Rock carvings by Haugen

The rock carvings of Haugen ( Norwegian Helleristningene på Haugen ) lie west of Sandefjord in Fylke Vestfold og Telemark in Norway . The field in Haugen is the largest in the region. The petroglyphs are on a north-south slope that drops steeply to the east. It consists of 78 figures (37 bowls ( Norwegian skålgroper ), 28 ships or parts of ships, 10 spiral shapes and a circle). The pictures are evidence of the Nordic farming culture. In Scandinavia there are also rock carvings of hunters and gatherers ( rock carvings near Bøla ).

The largest picture of the ship is 1.7 meters long and has a mast with a clearly marked yard . In Denmark remains of a somewhat younger boat Hjortspringboots ( Norwegian Hjortespring-båten ) were found, which are reminiscent of the Haugen pictures. Ship figures and bowls have something to do with the fertility cult. Bowls can also be found in the Sandefjord district in Bugården, Marumund and Sverstad.

The third group of figures in Haugenfeld are 10 human figures. Your body is shaped like a spiral with shadowy legs and a head. educated. Some heads have rings in the middle (eyes?); some have horns (horns, helmet horns). The spiral motif comes from the Bronze Age . In some contexts it seems to have purely decorative value.

1961–1962 the Haugenfeld was re-measured using modern methods. With powerful headlights, the light was directed at the field in the dark. A number of new figures were discovered through the resulting shadow effects. All figures are now marked with red paint.

Nearby are the Sverstad rock carvings

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59.113911 10.162708Coordinates: 59 ° 6 ′ 50.1 ″ N , 10 ° 9 ′ 45.7 ″ E