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Rudlå Petroglyphs

Satellite image showing the location of Rudlå in Stavanger.
Edited Sentinel-2 satellite image of Rudlå in Stavanger.

Rudlåparken in Stavanger is located between Kampen and Gamle Stavanger. In the park there is a small site with petroglyphs, estimated to be dating from around 1000 BCE in the Nordic Bronze Age.

The petroglyphs here used to be painted red for visibility, but they haven’t been painted in a while and can be somewhat difficult to see. Especially because there also have been a lot of graffiti at the site since it was rediscovered in the 1920s.

Photograph of petroglyphs at Rudlå (helleristningene på Rudlå).
Photograph of petroglyphs at Rudlå (helleristningene på Rudlå).
Photograph of petroglyphs at Rudlå (helleristningene på Rudlå).
Photograph of petroglyphs at Rudlå (helleristningene på Rudlå).
Photograph of petroglyphs at Rudlå (helleristningene på Rudlå).
Photograph of petroglyphs at Rudlå (helleristningene på Rudlå).
There is a lot of recent graffiti at Rudlå.
Photograph of petroglyphs at Rudlå (helleristningene på Rudlå).
Photograph of petroglyphs at Rudlå (helleristningene på Rudlå).
Foot/shoe figures.
Photograph of petroglyphs at Rudlå (helleristningene på Rudlå).
Faint ship figure
Photograph of petroglyphs at Rudlå (helleristningene på Rudlå).
T-figure, possibly representing a ceremonial axe.
Photograph of petroglyphs at Rudlå (helleristningene på Rudlå).
More ships.
Photograph of petroglyphs at Rudlå (helleristningene på Rudlå).
Photograph of petroglyphs at Rudlå (helleristningene på Rudlå).
Photograph of petroglyphs at Rudlå (helleristningene på Rudlå).
Someone more recent tried making their own ship figure.
Photograph of petroglyphs at Rudlå (helleristningene på Rudlå).
Photograph of petroglyphs at Rudlå (helleristningene på Rudlå).
Photograph of petroglyphs at Rudlå (helleristningene på Rudlå).
Photograph of petroglyphs at Rudlå (helleristningene på Rudlå).
Photograph of petroglyphs at Rudlå (helleristningene på Rudlå).
Photograph of petroglyphs at Rudlå (helleristningene på Rudlå).

Go to the projects page Pre-historic Norway for a full list (under Field Trips) of posts about other Norwegian rock art sites.

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