Roaring Rocks
An Audio-Visual Perspective on Hunter-Gatherer Engravings in Northern Sweden and Scandinavia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6094474 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joakim Goldhahn (0000-0003-4640-8784, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-61 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Norwegian Archaeological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0029-3652 • E-ISSN: 1502-7678 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/002936502760123103 |
| OpenAlex | W2165140803 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 47 |
| References cited | 26 |
This article attempts to extend the study of rock-art beyond the visual to include the non-visual experiences and perceptions of human beings. It is argued that there is ‘more than meets the eye ’ when interpreting rock-art. Rather than restricting interpretation to the visual, the relationship between rock ‘art’, rock-art ‘site ’ and the wider landscape is considered as articulated within a socially and historically specific Neolithic (ca. 4000–500 BC) hunter-gatherer ‘mindscape’. An audio-visual perspective is argued, where the auditory sense and visual experience of the landscape combine in a vital interplay that is essential to the interpretation of 25 out of about 80 known rock-engraving sites in northern Scandinavia (ca. 33%). These sites have in common a strong water-centric focus; in particular noisy, running water. This approach provides a more profound understanding of these rock-art sites and the prehistoric use of ‘images ’ as transmitters of different kinds of knowledge from the mundane to the esoteric. It is argued that the ebb and flow of water and human breath are analogous within a frame of enquiry that also considers shamanistic practice in approaching and experiencing these rock-engraving sites. ‘Dad! Don’t believe everything you think! ’ (Hedvig Joakimsdotter Goldhahn)
Archaeology · Art · Epistemology · Geography · Hunter-gatherer · Interpretation (philosophy) · Linguistics · Perception · Perspective (graphical) · Prehistory · Rock art · Visual arts · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · History · Philosophy · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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| Unique citing works | 47 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,81 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2026 (27) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 46 |