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The Cobbler at Cobbler's Cliff Backa Brastad overhead view
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The Cobbler (Skomakaren), a detail of the Bronze Age (1700–500 BC) petroglyphs at Cobbler's Cliff (Skomakarhällen) in Backa Petroglyph Area (or Backa Rock Carvings) Brastad, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden. The figure is most likely a representation of the Weather God, a predecessor to Thor, but has been given the name "The Cobbler" after the shape of the hammer he is holding. The figure is 1.60 meters high and one of about 600 images in 32 areas along what is called the Via Sacria "The Holy Road", an ancient road through an area that most probably was a religious center. The figure is carved on a almost horizontal part of a curved cliff. Because of its size and placing, this photo is made in panorama technique from several images to get a picture of the figure without any distorted proportions.
This is a picture of an archaeological site or a monument in Sweden, number Brastad 1:1 in the RAÄ Fornsök database.
Prehistoric cave art isn't really an art movement as it is a period in mankind's artistic development. It predates writing, printmaking and basically encompasses the genesis of both early sculpture and painting. It is also not a hot topic for art historians, but always of interest to historical anthropologists. Anthropology is the study of mankind's behaviour and origins, and asides from studying bones and fossils, it also studies the ancient architecture , tools and artwork mankind left behind.
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