Rock carvings by Solbakk
The rock carvings by Solbakk ( Norwegian Solbakk helleristninger ) discovered in 1923 date from the Bronze and Iron Ages (1500 to 500 BC). They are located in Kuvika, southwest of the hamlet Nag in Solbakk in Ryfylke in the Fylke Rogaland in Norway .
On the outcrop there are about 40 deeply carved figures, mainly boats or ships and rings.
The rock carvings in Solbakk show two types of boats. One with a rounded stem or vertical lines for the crew, and shorter boats with a straight stem . The long, rounder boats are more common in southern Norway. It is believed that these are traditional wooden boats. At the same time, it is believed that the smaller boats were made of animal hide or leather and are older. Since it seldom happens that you can see both types of boats at the same time in the same rock carving, one can assume that this field was used for several hundred years. The boat has been the most common motif in Nordic petroglyphs since the Bronze Age . About three quarters of all rock carvings (with the exception of bowls ) are boats or ships.
The rings can also be assigned to two groups: concentric rings and spirals .
In the village there is also a field with at least 20 bowls and a grave hole . Most of them are clearly marked and heavily weathered. 14 bowls are relatively shallow, while five are up to 3.5 cm deep.
The building blocks of Nag are a few 100 m to the east .
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Coordinates: 59 ° 2 ′ 48.5 ″ N , 5 ° 55 ′ 39 ″ E