{"id":2034,"date":"2021-07-23T17:17:29","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T21:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/?page_id=2034"},"modified":"2021-07-23T17:32:34","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T21:32:34","slug":"jarrestad-rock-art-skane-sweden","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/neolithic-art\/jarrestad-rock-art-skane-sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"J\u00e4rrestad Rock Art, Sk\u00e5ne, Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ja\u0308rrestad1P1010317.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ja\u0308rrestad1P1010317.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ja\u0308rrestad1P1010317.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ja\u0308rrestad1P1010317-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ja\u0308rrestad1P1010317-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ja\u0308rrestad1P1010317-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/a> There is a large rock table in Sk\u00e5ne, Sweden, called J\u00e4rrestad. It contains a wealth of Bronze Age art, including this figure, termed the &#8220;dancer.&#8221; The figure&#8217;s elongated legs and birdlike features indicate a shamanic figure, a magician, or perhaps a god. From the information plaque onsite, this rock face &#8220;contains over 550 figures and 700 cup marks.This makes it richer in figures than any other rock carving site in Sk\u00e5ne. A number of foot-soles are found among the figures, too; they are usually interpreted as the footprints of the gods. Other motifs are ships, riders, animals, sunwheels, helixes, weapons, and cup marks. Swedish rock carvings were usually made during the Bronze Age, from approximately 1800-500 B.C.E.&#8221; The site is a treasure trove of images for those interested in rock art of the Bronze Age in Sweden.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Jarrestad2P1010335.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Jarrestad2P1010335.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Jarrestad2P1010335.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Jarrestad2P1010335-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Jarrestad2P1010335-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Jarrestad2P1010335-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Jarrestad2P1010335-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>This appears to be a sunwheel or sun cross. This symbol is also found within passage tombs in Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>[previous] [next]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a large rock table in Sk\u00e5ne, Sweden, called J\u00e4rrestad. It contains a wealth of Bronze Age art, including this figure, termed the &#8220;dancer.&#8221; The figure&#8217;s elongated legs and birdlike features indicate a shamanic figure, a magician, or perhaps a god. 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