Tanum rock carvings

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archaeological site petroglyphs rock art site

Tanum rock carvings are a renowned collection of Bronze Age petroglyphs in western Sweden, celebrated for their extensive and well-preserved depictions of prehistoric life and symbolism.

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Label	Occurrences
Tanum rock carvings canonical	10
Rock Carvings in Tanum	7
Aspeberget rock carvings	2
Fossum rock carvings	2
Litsleby rock carvings	2
Bohuslän rock art tradition	1
Gerum rock carvings	1
Kalleby rock carvings	1
Rock Carvings in Tanum, Sweden	1
Scandinavian Bronze Age rock art	1
Tanum rock carvings UNESCO World Heritage Site	1
Vitlycke rock art site	1
Vitlycke rock carving panel	1
Vitlycke rock carvings	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2301428 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Tanum rock carvings
Context triple: [Tanum, hasWorldHeritageSite, Tanum rock carvings]

A. Dazu Rock Carvings
The Dazu Rock Carvings are a renowned series of Chinese religious cliffside sculptures and inscriptions dating from the 9th to 13th centuries, celebrated for their artistic sophistication and integration of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist themes.
B. Bangudae Petroglyphs
The Bangudae Petroglyphs are a prehistoric rock art site in Ulsan, South Korea, renowned for detailed carvings of whales, other animals, and hunting scenes that offer key insights into ancient maritime culture.
C. Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka are a UNESCO World Heritage Site in central India renowned for their prehistoric cave paintings and evidence of early human habitation spanning the Paleolithic to the medieval period.
D. Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves are a group of ancient rock-cut Buddhist caves near Nashik, Maharashtra, known for their intricate carvings, inscriptions, and historical significance dating back to around the 3rd century BCE to 2nd century CE.
E. Cham sculpture
Cham sculpture refers to the distinctive stone and terracotta artworks created by the Cham people of central and southern Vietnam, renowned for their intricate Hindu-Buddhist iconography and temple decorations dating from around the 4th to 15th centuries.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Tanum rock carvings
Target entity description: Tanum rock carvings are a renowned collection of Bronze Age petroglyphs in western Sweden, celebrated for their extensive and well-preserved depictions of prehistoric life and symbolism.

A. Dazu Rock Carvings
The Dazu Rock Carvings are a renowned series of Chinese religious cliffside sculptures and inscriptions dating from the 9th to 13th centuries, celebrated for their artistic sophistication and integration of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist themes.
B. Bangudae Petroglyphs
The Bangudae Petroglyphs are a prehistoric rock art site in Ulsan, South Korea, renowned for detailed carvings of whales, other animals, and hunting scenes that offer key insights into ancient maritime culture.
C. Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka are a UNESCO World Heritage Site in central India renowned for their prehistoric cave paintings and evidence of early human habitation spanning the Paleolithic to the medieval period.
D. Pandavleni Caves
Pandavleni Caves are a group of ancient rock-cut Buddhist caves near Nashik, Maharashtra, known for their intricate carvings, inscriptions, and historical significance dating back to around the 3rd century BCE to 2nd century CE.
E. Cham sculpture
Cham sculpture refers to the distinctive stone and terracotta artworks created by the Cham people of central and southern Vietnam, renowned for their intricate Hindu-Buddhist iconography and temple decorations dating from around the 4th to 15th centuries.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological site ⓘ petroglyphs ⓘ rock art site ⓘ
coordinateLocation	approximately 58.7°N 11.3°E ⓘ
country	Sweden ⓘ
depicts	animals ⓘ carts ⓘ humans ⓘ ploughing scenes ⓘ ritual scenes ⓘ ships ⓘ solar symbols ⓘ warriors ⓘ weapons ⓘ
endTime	circa 500 BCE ⓘ
hasPart	Aspeberget rock carvings ⓘ linked to: Tanum rock carvings Fossum rock carvings ⓘ linked to: Tanum rock carvings Gerum rock carvings ⓘ linked to: Tanum rock carvings Kalleby rock carvings ⓘ linked to: Tanum rock carvings Litsleby rock carvings ⓘ linked to: Tanum rock carvings Vitlycke rock carvings ⓘ linked to: Tanum rock carvings
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inscriptionYear	1994 ⓘ
locatedIn	Tanum Municipality ⓘ Västra Götaland County ⓘ
locatedInPartOf	western Sweden ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Bohuslän ⓘ
managementBody	Swedish National Heritage Board ⓘ
material	granite ⓘ
near	Tanumshede ⓘ linked to: Tanum
numberOfFigures	over 10000 ⓘ
paintEnhancement	many figures highlighted with red paint for visibility ⓘ
partOf	Bohuslän rock art tradition ⓘ linked to: Tanum rock carvings
period	Bronze Age ⓘ
protectionStatus	national heritage site of Sweden ⓘ
significantFor	study of Scandinavian Bronze Age religion ⓘ study of prehistoric Scandinavian art ⓘ study of prehistoric Scandinavian society ⓘ
startTime	circa 1800 BCE ⓘ
terrainFeature	glacially polished rock surfaces ⓘ
tourism	popular cultural tourism destination in Sweden ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageOfficialName	Rock Carvings in Tanum ⓘ linked to: Tanum rock carvings
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion	Europe and North America ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	557 ⓘ
visitorCentre	Vitlycke Museum ⓘ

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