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Rock Carvings of Boglösa
59.5969° N, 17.1772° E
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The Rock carvings of Boglösa in the province of Uppland in central Sweden are located to the southeast of Enköping. The three petroglyphs (Swedish: Hällristningar) form part of a complex of rock art. They derive from the Swedish Bronze Age (c.1500-500 BC) and the Iron Age. They are: Boglösa Kyrka, near the church; Brandskogen, 900 m west of Boglösa Kyrka Rickeby, near the church
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Brandskogen naturalistic ship depiction
beginning of the Iron Age
Bronze Age rock carvings
c. 1500–500 BC
Stylised large ship carving at Brandskogen
c. 1500–500 BC
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