Carved ships
Full of passengers.
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The Tanum Rock Carvings are a group of ancient petroglyphs near Tanumshede in Bohuslän, western Sweden, listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1994 for their great concentration. They lie about 117 km in a straight line from Gothenburg. The area holds thousands of images on about 600 rock panels, clustered along a 25 km stretch and covering about 51 hectares. When they were carved the area was on the coastline; today it stands 25 metres above the sea. Many show boats with around a dozen passengers, wagons, hunters and a man ploughing with two oxen. The largest, the Vitlycke rock, is 22 metres long and 6 metres wide and holds nearly 300 carvings. The carvings on smooth grey granite are painted red so they stand out, mostly long ships, animals and simple human figures. Oak and pine woods surround the rocks, and near Vitlycke stand a museum and a rebuilt Bronze Age farm. The rocks are in the open and can be seen at any time. Do not walk on or touch the carvings; low side light shows them best.
Full of passengers.
Nearly 300 carvings.
Rebuilt.
Near Tanumshede, Bohuslän, Sweden
Painted so they stand out.
No, nor walk on them.