Comments on Gro B. Jerpåsen: ‘Application of Visual Archaeological Analysis: Some Results’

Solli, Brit; Gjerde, Jan Magne; Jerpåsen, Gro B.

doi:10.1080/00293651003798812

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“…The same style of depictions are present at the same elevation. Further, the broader work on circumpolar rock art in northern Europe confirms that shoreline dating is a reliable method by which to obtain relative dates for rock art (Savvateev 1970;1977;1988;Savvateev et al 1978;Baudou 1993;Forsberg 1993;Lindqvist 1994;Helskog 1999;Sognnes 2003;Gjerde 2010). The elevation of the carvings at Valle was measured in the 1930s as part of Gjessing's documentation.…”

Section: Dating Of the Valle Sitementioning

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“…As vegetation changes in the area are limited, the Valle site today can be instrumental in reconstructing the earlier landscape (Gjerde in Solli et al . 2010, 65–72). Both Gjessing (1932, 63) and Simonsen (1970, 65; 1991, 62) were puzzled that marine animals such as seals and porpoises were depicted so far from the what they believed was the coastline of the period.…”

Section: The Valle Seascapementioning

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The Earliest Boat Depiction in Northern Europe: Newly Discovered Early Mesolithic Rock Art at Valle, Northern Norway

Gjerde

2021

Oxford J Archaeology

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Summary The oldest boat depictions in rock art from northern Europe have previously been dated to about 5500–5000 BC. A recent discovery of rock art boat depictions at Valle in Nordland County, northern Norway, made in the ground technique, pre‐dates the earlier known boat depictions by more than 3000 years. The rock art at Valle is dated by shoreline dating to be between 10,000 and 11,000 years old. The find has implications for the rock art material record, is likely to alter current views and have an impact on the research history of rock art in northern Norway. The boat is depicted in outline, life size, measuring more than 4 m in length. The closest parallels are the Arctic skin boats found in the ethnographic record. The settlement record from northernmost Europe during the Early Mesolithic supports a maritime and highly mobile strategy that would require boats and an advanced maritime technology. It would not be possible to settle the numerous islands along the coast without seaworthy boats. The boat find has implications for the appreciation of the maritime colonization of seascapes in northern Norway during the Early Mesolithic, being part of the pioneer settling of northernmost Europe after the Ice Age.

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Section: The Valle Seascapementioning

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The Earliest Boat Depiction in Northern Europe: Newly Discovered Early Mesolithic Rock Art at Valle, Northern Norway

Gjerde

2021

Oxford J Archaeology

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“…Another reason is that the relationships claimed are not always supported adequately by other kinds of data and methods [26], [27], [28]. Manual visual analyses can be difficult to carry out because of landscape changes such as change of vegetation and changes of sea level [29], [30]. Movement is also hard to map manually and GIS methods are useful for reconstructing prehistoric landscapes and mapping possible routes for movement.…”

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Approaching a Mortuary Monument Landscape Using GIS- and ALS-Generated 3D Models

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Petersen²,

Jerpåsen³

2013

International Journal of Heritage in the Digital Era

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In this study we examined how a GIS-based viewshed analysis that integrates movement could be used to provide substantial knowledge about the placement of Bronze Age grave cairns along the coast in a study area in Brunlanes, Larvik in South-East Norway. Additionally we studied the significance of digital elevation model quality for the interpretation of the viewshed analysis and for encluding palaeo-environmental changes (uplifting of land) in the analysis. Two sets of viewshed analyses were carried out from seven potential sailing routes based on a 20-metre and one-metre resolution DEM. The results indicate that the grave cairns were placed on the skyline in order to stand out more clearly to observers approaching from the sea, and that the DEM quality is of importance for the interpretation. Taking palaeo-environmental issues into consideration, we found that the effects of the uplifting of land were proven to affect visibility whereas vegetation was not an obstacle.

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Comments on Gro B. Jerpåsen: ‘Application of Visual Archaeological Analysis: Some Results’

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The Earliest Boat Depiction in Northern Europe: Newly Discovered Early Mesolithic Rock Art at Valle, Northern Norway

The Earliest Boat Depiction in Northern Europe: Newly Discovered Early Mesolithic Rock Art at Valle, Northern Norway

Approaching a Mortuary Monument Landscape Using GIS- and ALS-Generated 3D Models

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