ABSTRACT

Temporality and changeability are here considered vital characteristics of rock art, expressed through shifting light and moving bodies. Demonstrating deliberate use of non-quantifiable elements such as light is challenging. Nevertheless, there are rock art sites where its importance is apparent. For example, the results of a 3D scan of the site Hammer IX in Central Norway show how the same lines make out both an elk head and a whale. Whereas in Vingen in Western Norway, 77 panels positioned across a scree slope, non-corporeal elements appear to be as important as the motifs. Approaching rock art in a non-representational framework, we consider the involvement of intangible elements as part of the constant knowledge production and shaping of realities at sites. This is the point of departure for our discussion of the making and use of rock art as a meaning-making and storytelling practice in Late Mesolithic and Early Neolithic Norway.

摘要

时间性和可变性在这里被认为是岩石艺术的重要特征，通过移动的光线和移动的身体来表达。展示故意使用不可量化的元素（如光）具有挑战性。尽管如此，还是有一些岩画遗址，其重要性是显而易见的。例如，挪威中部 Hammer IX 站点的 3D 扫描结果显示了相同的线条如何识别麋鹿头和鲸鱼。而在挪威西部的 Vingen，77 个面板横跨碎石斜坡，非物质元素似乎与图案一样重要。在非代表性的框架中处理岩画，我们认为无形元素的参与是现场不断知识生产和塑造现实的一部分。