2,700-Year-Old Petroglyphs Found Hidden Under Moss in Sweden

Researchers combing through the countryside near the municipality of Tanum in the province of Bohuslän along Sweden’s western coastline were shocked to discover a set of approximately 40 petroglyphs carved into the smooth face of a rocky hillside. The section of rock that features the petroglyphs is approximately 50 feet (15 meters) long and includes some unusually large carved-out figures, including a ship that is almost six feet (two meters) long and a stylized human figure measuring approximately three feet (one meter) tall.

The hillside upon which ancient artists created these masterpieces is located in the remote Kville parish, and so the striking set of images are being called the Kville petroglyphs. They were found not far from the spectacular Tanum petroglyphs, which cover 126 acres (51 hectares) of a rocky plateau and are comprised of more than 600 separate panels that feature thousands of images in total.

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