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Title |
Title of document |
Snowscapes of Rock Art: Seasons and Seasonality of Stone Age Rock Art in Northernmost Europe - Perspectives on Differences in Rock Art |
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Creator |
Author's name, affiliation, country |
Jan Magne Gjerde; Tromsø University Museum - UiT the Arctic University of Norway; |
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Subject |
Discipline(s) |
Archaeology |
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Subject |
Keyword(s) |
rock art; stone age; rock carving; ancient art;Fennoscandia; changes in the landscape; hunter-fisher-gatherers in the circumpolar area |
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Subject |
Subject classification |
rock art archaeology |
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Description |
Abstract |
Natural temporal changes in the landscape were of vital importance to hunter-fisher- gatherers in the circumpolar area. The natural surroundings, activities and ways of living of the hunter-fisher-gatherers would have changed dramatically with the seasons of the year. These changes are represented in the rock art by depictions of ‘seasonal’ or migrating animals, indicating the time of year. The majority of the Stone Age rock art sites would have been accessible throughout the year. Those in the tidal zone and near rapids would have been free of snow during the winter months, while paintings on vertical rock cliffs would have been exposed and even more visible and accessible in winter. Based on comprehensive fieldwork in Fennoscandia, studying rock art sites and their locations, I argue that temporal changes in nature have implications for the documentation and interpretation of the Stone Age rock art and rock art sites of northernmost Europe, as well as Stone Age landscapes and geographical knowledge. |
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Publisher |
Organizing agency, location |
Equinox Publishing Ltd |
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Contributor |
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Date |
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30-Apr-2021 |
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Status & genre |
Peer-reviewed Article |
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Format |
File format |
PDF |
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Identifier |
Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://journals.equinoxpub.com/books/article/view/31912 |
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Identifier |
Digital Object Identifier |
10.1558/equinox.31912 |
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Source |
Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) |
Equinox eBooks Publishing; Perspectives on Differences in Rock Art |
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Language |
English=en |
en |
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Coverage |
Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) |
worldwide |
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Rights |
Copyright and permissions |
Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |