Släbro Rock Carvings

Nyköping, Sweden

Släbro is without question one of Sweden’s greatest and most remarkable rock carvings site. Situated near the River of Nyköping the carvings were discovered 1984 and can be dated back to the Bronze Age. They are unique because they are carved in a most unusual way. There are etchings on some ten different surfaces with a total of some 700 figures, mainly frame and circle figures. Many are unique in design, in particular the large stylised human figures in a position of adoration. The characteristics commonly found throughout carvings in the South of Sweden are missing. What is more, the Släbro carvings seem to bear no similarity to any other ancient carvings that have been discovered throughout Europe. The carvings date from 1800 – 400 BC and thus far the meaning behind them remains something of a mystery as it has proven to be extremely difficult to interpret the motif as it appears in literally hundreds of different ways.

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Founded: 1800-400 BC
Category: Prehistoric and archaeological sites in Sweden
Historical period: Neolithic Age (Sweden)

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Jonas Karlsson (5 months ago)
Unique historical place.
Joana Valente (5 months ago)
Interesting place with information available only in Swedish. Beautiful place by the river which gave us a nice Sunday stroll.
tomasz dymos (6 months ago)
From friends, a 20-minute walk and we were there. For me it was a great place, the rest of the team wasn't interested, which is a pity.
Rob Aiosa (4 years ago)
Really interesting site
Lina Lagnesten Cederin (6 years ago)
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