Neolithic Cupmarks from Vasagård on Bornholm, Denmark: Dating the Rock Art Tradition in Southern Scandinavia
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Neolithic Cupmarks from Vasagård on Bornholm, Denmark : Dating the Rock Art Tradition in Southern Scandinavia. / Iversen, Rune; Thorsen, Michael S.; Andresen, Jens-Bjørn Riis.
In: European Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 25, No. 2, 2021, p. 155-175.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Neolithic Cupmarks from Vasagård on Bornholm, Denmark
T2 - Dating the Rock Art Tradition in Southern Scandinavia
AU - Iversen, Rune
AU - Thorsen, Michael S.
AU - Andresen, Jens-Bjørn Riis
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - This article presents the first evidence for cupmarks in the southern Scandinavian Middle Neolithic, in the form of two cupmarked stones recovered during excavations at the Neolithic enclosures of Vasagård on the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. Until now, cupmarks, which are frequently found on dolmen capstones, have been associated with the rich and figurative rock art known from the Bronze Age (c. 1700–500 bc). The evidence from Vasagård opens up the possibility that more cupmarks could be Neolithic. The association of the cupmarked stones from Vasagård with ritual gatherings suggests an affinity with contemporary sites, including Orkney, where cupmarks have been linked to architectural transformations.
AB - This article presents the first evidence for cupmarks in the southern Scandinavian Middle Neolithic, in the form of two cupmarked stones recovered during excavations at the Neolithic enclosures of Vasagård on the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. Until now, cupmarks, which are frequently found on dolmen capstones, have been associated with the rich and figurative rock art known from the Bronze Age (c. 1700–500 bc). The evidence from Vasagård opens up the possibility that more cupmarks could be Neolithic. The association of the cupmarked stones from Vasagård with ritual gatherings suggests an affinity with contemporary sites, including Orkney, where cupmarks have been linked to architectural transformations.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - Neolithic
KW - Vasagård
KW - Bornholm
KW - Rock art
KW - cupmarks
KW - Neolithic enclosures
U2 - 10.1017/eaa.2021.49
DO - 10.1017/eaa.2021.49
M3 - Journal article
VL - 25
SP - 155
EP - 175
JO - European Journal of Archaeology
JF - European Journal of Archaeology
SN - 1461-9571
IS - 2
ER -
ID: 281712217