description Tossene Petroglyphs Overview
The Tossene Petroglyphs are a concentration of prehistoric rock carvings in Bohuslän on Sweden’s western coast. The site is associated with Bronze Age rock art and includes large exposed panels covered with engraved figures, particularly depictions of ships. These carvings belong to the wider Scandinavian tradition of recording human figures, animals, boats, and abstract symbols on natural rock surfaces.
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Where are the Tossene Petroglyphs?
The Tossene Petroglyphs are in Sweden. They form an extensive Bronze Age rock-art area with several large carved panels.
What do the Tossene Petroglyphs depict?
The panels are especially notable for their numerous prehistoric ship figures. The concentration of ship images is one of the site's defining characteristics.
How old are the Tossene Petroglyphs?
They date to the Bronze Age. The carvings therefore belong to prehistoric Scandinavian rock-art traditions, long before written historical records for the region.
Are the Tossene Petroglyphs a single carving?
No, Tossene refers to an extensive rock-art area with massive panels densely covered in carvings. The ship figures appear as part of a larger collection of prehistoric images.
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