1. Norwegian petroglyphs

2. Content What is a petroglyph? Where do you find petroglyphs?
Historical background
Preservation
References

3. What is a petroglyph? Drawing or carving on rock Art
Most often carvings of ships, humans and animals
Gave the hunters luck
Convey a message

4. Where do you find petroglyphs?
Northern Norway - Alta
Østfold
Northern Italy - Valcamonica

5. Historical background
Traces from the old bronze age
Carvings in religious context
The worship of the sun
Source of all life
Culture of fertility
Gives vague answers to a meaning
Messages to other people in the same area

6. Preservation UNESCO They are painted to make them more visible
damages the rock
Covered with soil and moss
Under roofs
protect from water and frost

7. References