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A measure of conviction: recording emphasis in Scandinavian rock carvings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

John Coles
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Abstract

Making sense of rock carvings requires that the busy scenes depicted be resolved into groups. Using Swedish examples, John Coles shows how the depth of carvings can help identify images and subjects and urges that the depths become a regular part of the record.

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Swedenrock artfield recording
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Antiquity , Volume 77 , Issue 297 , September 2003 , pp. 567 - 571
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2003

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