Tanum World Heritage Site

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Tanum World Heritage Site is a UNESCO-listed area in western Sweden renowned for its extensive Bronze Age rock carvings depicting daily life, rituals, and symbolic scenes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
archaeological site
cultural heritage site
continent Europe
country Sweden
governedBy Swedish National Heritage Board
Tanum Municipality
hasComponentSite Aspeberget
Fossum
Litsleby
Vitlycke
hasConservationChallenges biological growth on carvings
visitor impact
weathering of rock surfaces
hasFeature carvings of animals
carvings of chariots
carvings of humans
carvings of ships
carvings of weapons
cup marks
hasInterpretiveCenter Vitlycke Museum
hasLanguageOfInscriptions Proto-Norse (hypothesized for some later carvings)
linked to: Proto-Norse
hasMuseum Vitlycke Museum
hasProtectionStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
national ancient monument
hasRockCarvingsFromPeriod Bronze Age
inscriptionID 557
knownFor extensive rock carvings
petroglyphs depicting daily life
petroglyphs depicting rituals
symbolic rock art scenes
locatedIn Tanum Municipality
Västra Götaland County
western Sweden
mainMaterial granite rock surfaces
nearestTown Tanumshede
linked to: Tanum
partOf Scandinavian rock art tradition
region Bohuslän
timePeriodRepresented c. 1800–500 BCE
tourismType archaeological tourism
cultural tourism
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i)
(iii)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Europe and North America
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1994

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Tanum knownFor Tanum World Heritage Site
Vitlycke partOf Tanum World Heritage Site
Vitlycke Museum partOf Tanum World Heritage area
linked to: Tanum World Heritage Site
Vitlycke Museum coordinatesRegion Tanum World Heritage visitor services
linked to: Tanum World Heritage Site