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Type of course

Admission requirements

Higher Education Entrance Qualification (generell studiekompetanse) or prior learning and work experience (realkompetanse). Application code: 9199 (Nordic applicants).

No background knowledge of archaeology is required.

Course content

Rock art images provide a fascinating glimpse into past societies. The Nordic countries have a wealth of sites and a wide variety of different motifs, ranging from life-sized animals and detailed hunting scenes, to images of shamans and warriors, to prehistoric ritual scenes.

This course will provide an overview of Nordic rock art with an emphasis on the northernmost sites associated with hunter-fisher-gatherers. It will briefly outline the history of research on rock art, before moving to the modern methods for analysis and interpretation of rock art. Examples from areas beyond Scandinavia (eg. Paleolithic Europe, Australia) will be included, to present an understanding of the diversity of rock art.

Objectives of the course

The students will have the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge

The student will have:

• Fundamental knowledge of rock art in northern Fennoscandia and beyond
• Fundamental knowledge of the history of research as well as recent theories and interpretations on rock art
• Fundamental knowledge and understanding of recent methodological developments in documentation and analysis of rock art

Skills

The student is able to:

• Identify different categories of Nordic rock art
• Discuss different interpretations

Language of instruction and examination

Teaching methods

Information to incoming exchange students

The course is open for inbound exchange students.

Do you have questions about this module? Please check the following website to contact the course coordinator for exchange students at the faculty: