Blar i forfatter "Tansem, Karin"

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    • Always Ritual, Symbolic and Religious? An Essay on the Alta Rock Art and the Archaeological Quest for Meaning 

      Tansem, Karin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-11-21)
      Since its discovery in the 1970s, the rich rock art assemblage of Alta, Northern Norway, has been increasingly examined and interpreted. Central to the interpretations are topics such as ritual, circumpolar cosmology, landscapes and communication. The interpretative frame of reference has grown steadily, while discussions and disagreements have been surprisingly few. This paper argues that the outcome ...

    • Helleristningene i Alta: Estetikken, geologien og figurene 

      Tansem, Karin (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2022-12-08)
      <p>The dissertation contains an analysis and a re-evaluation of the Alta rock engravings, where the aesthetic qualities of the rocks and the engravings constitute the point of departure. Aesthetics is this context is not conceived of as something connected to beauty or art, but rather defined simply as cognition by sensory perception, the qualities of objects that can be perceived by the senses and ...

    • Retracing Storsteinen: A deviant rock art site in Alta, northern Norway 

      Tansem, Karin (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2020)
      Storsteinen is one of the four major rock art localities in Alta, northern Norway, and also the least known part of this World Heritage site. The complex nature of the engraved panel combined with the rock’s elevation above sea level may explain why it has been assigned a rather obscure position in Alta rock art research. Based on new recordings of the panel, and a reassessment of the rock’s positioning ...