Litsleby

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Litsleby is a notable Scandinavian Bronze Age rock carving site in Tanum, Sweden, best known for its large depiction of a spear-carrying figure often called the “Spear God.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bronze Age site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
rock carving site ⓘ
access open to the public ⓘ
archaeologicalCulture Scandinavian Bronze Age ⓘ
linked to: Nordic Bronze Age
artStyle petroglyph ⓘ
category Bronze Age art ⓘ
Prehistoric rock art in Sweden ⓘ
World Heritage Sites in Sweden ⓘ
conservationMethod painting of carvings for visibility ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
governedBy Swedish National Heritage Board ⓘ
hasApproximateDate 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ
early 1st millennium BCE ⓘ
hasDepiction Spear God ⓘ
hasMotif animals ⓘ
anthropomorphic figures ⓘ
footprints ⓘ
ships ⓘ
spear ⓘ
weapons ⓘ
hasNameForm Litsleby rock carvings ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
includedIn Tanum World Heritage area ⓘ
inscriptionType rock carving ⓘ
interpretation possible depiction of a deity ⓘ
possible depiction of a warrior ⓘ
languageOfName Swedish ⓘ
locatedIn Bohuslän ⓘ
Scandinavia ⓘ
Tanum Municipality ⓘ
Västra Götaland County ⓘ
locatedNear Tanumshede ⓘ
linked to: Tanum
material granite bedrock ⓘ
notableFor depiction known as the "Spear God" ⓘ
large spear-carrying anthropomorphic figure ⓘ
partOf Tanum rock carvings ⓘ
protectionStatus legally protected ancient monument ⓘ
region western Sweden ⓘ
researchField archaeology ⓘ
rock art studies ⓘ
siteType open-air rock art panel ⓘ
timePeriod Nordic Bronze Age ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism site ⓘ
UNESCOSite Rock Carvings in Tanum ⓘ
linked to: Tanum rock carvings

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