Bronze Age boat carvings point to maritime links from Iberia to Scandinavia

Bronze Age rock carvings suggest communities across Europe were far more connected than previously thought, according to a new study led by the Department of Archaeology.

The research compared ancient rock carvings, or "petroglyphs," of boats across 12 sites in Northwest Iberia (modern Spain and Portugal) with well-documented petroglyphs in Southern Scandinavia (Sweden and Denmark).

The findings are published in the journal PLOS One. ...