2,700-year-old petroglyphs found under moss (6 photos)

Rock art captured the way of life of the first people - be it hunting, fishing, boat building. She can also tell a lot about the economy and beliefs of the Bronze Age communities. On one of the farms in Sweden discovered a giant drawing created 2700 years back. Forty petroglyphs hid under a layer of moss on a massive boulder.

40 petroglyphs depicting people, animals and ships were discovered near Kville, Sweden





The images were discovered by archaeologists of the Documentation Foundation rock paintings of Bohuslän. Petroglyphs in Tanum, Bohuslän region, even included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Like recent finds, they belong to the Scandinavian Bronze Age (1700 - 500 BC). BC) and were created by embossing and grinding images.

The drawings were hidden under the moss on a large boulder



New glyphs are located near the city of Quille on a large granite boulder 3 meters high. Almost 3000 years ago at this place there was a sea and a rocky island, which means people created images with boats. The Foundation's collection has been replenished with images of thirteen ships, nine horses, four wagons and seven men. Archaeologists completed engraved with white chalk for greater clarity.

The age of the find is 2700 years





In ancient times, there were rocks and the sea in this place.



Probably, the images were created from boats



Petroglyphs tell of life in ancient seaside Sweden