Cultural Heritage
Rockcarvings in Hafslundsparken
Situated along Borgleden
In Hafslund Park you will find petroglyph fields from the Bronze Age. Here you can see boats, people, animals, carriages, spirals and bowl pits.
Open
Outdoors, available all day.
Distance
Near the path
Bronze Age rockcarvings are figures carved into the rock surface. No one truly knows why the Bronze Age people made these images, but some believe they are connected to religion. Perhaps the spirals represent the sun? And boats represent the journey to the realm of the dead? What we do know, is that Hafslund must have been an important place in prehistoric times. The rockcarving sites are attended to by archaeologists every year, and you can find signs with information next to each panel. The rock surfaces are very fragile, and should not be stepped on.
Photo: Østfold fylkeskommune/Jone Kile-Vesik