Narrative Aspects of Images of Spear Use in Scandinavian Rock Carvings
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7175173 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Skoglund (0000-0002-3021-5913, Linnaeus University, corresponding author), Mette Ranta (0000-0002-2160-3770, Lund University), Torsten Persson (0000-0002-3559-8781, Lund University), Anna Cabak Rédei (0000-0003-4246-3153, Lund University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 176-195 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-9571 • E-ISSN: 1741-2722 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/eaa.2021.52 |
| OpenAlex | W3207172220 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 23 |
Researchers have long discussed whether Scandinavian rock art reflects narratives. Their interpretations have frequently been based on inspections of rock art panels combined with knowledge from ethnographic and historical sources. Here, the authors adopt a more focused narratological approach that takes the concept of (visual) narrativity into consideration and draws on studies by literary analysts, cognitive psychologists, and semioticians. Images of spear use in the provinces of Bohuslän and Östergötland in Sweden, given their diversity and indexical qualities, are well-suited to such a study. They reveal different kinds of indexical relationships, i.e. how the spears direct attention to possible targets, arguably corresponding to action scripts well-known to Bronze Age communities. Many spear images may be regarded as mini-narratives and mnemonic devices intended to represent schematized action sequences. The authors suggest that concepts such as iconicity, indexical relationships, scripts, and mini-narratives could be fruitfully employed in research on Scandinavian rock art and beyond
Action (physics · Archaeology · Art · Iconicity · Indexicality · Linguistics · Mnemonic · Narrative · Narrativity · Rock art · Scripting language · Spear · Visual arts · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Computer Science · History · Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |