Tanumshede
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| Coordinates: 58°43′25″N 11°19′25″E / 58.72361°N 11.32361°ECoordinates: 58°43′25″N 11°19′25″E / 58.72361°N 11.32361°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Bohuslän |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Municipality | Tanum Municipality |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 1.87 km2 (0.72 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,697 |
| • Density | 905/km2 (2,340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Tanumshede is a locality and the seat of Tanum Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 1,697 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
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[edit] Rock Carvings in Tanum
As Rock Carvings in Tanum, the area around Tanumshede has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO because of the high concentration of petroglyphs.
One of the larger rocks of Nordic Bronze Age petroglyphs in Scandinavia, the Vitlyckehäll, is located in Tanumshede.
In total there are thousands of images called the Tanum petroglyphs, on about 600 panels within the World Heritage Area. These are concentrated in distinct areas along a 25 km stretch, which was the coastline of a fjord during the Bronze Age, and covers an area of about 51 hectares (126 acres or 0.5 km²).
Scandinavian Bronze Age and Iron Age people were sophisticated craftsmen and very competent travelers by water. (Dates for ages vary with the region; in Scandinavia, the Bronze Age is roughly 1800 to 500 BCE) Many of the glyphs depict boats of which some seem to be of the Hjortspring boat type carrying around a dozen passengers. Wagons or carts are also depicted.
Other glyphs depict humans with a bow, spear or axe, and others depict hunting scenes. In all cases the pictures show people performing rituals. There is a human at a plough drawn by two oxen, holding what might be a branch or an ox-goading crop made of a number of strips of hide.
The rock carvings are endangered by erosion due to pollution. To the dismay of some archaeologists, some have been painted red to make them more visible for tourists.
[edit] Gallery
| Rock Carvings in Tanum * | |
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| Country | Sweden |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, iii, iv |
| Reference | 557 |
| Region ** | Europe and North America |
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| Inscription | 1994 (18th Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List ** Region as classified by UNESCO |
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The Grieving Woman
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Birds
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Boat
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Chariot
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The Snake
[edit] References
- Coles, John, And On They Went ... Processions in Scandinavian Bronze Age rock carvings, Acta Archaeologica 74 (2003), 211–250. [1]
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tanumshede |
- UNESCO World Heritage Site listing
- Scandinavian Society for Prehistoric Art, a society working to document the carvings and running the Tanum Museum of Rock Carvings
- Numerous photos (comments in russian)
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