Boats in the Rock Art of Kanozero and Northern Europe

Boats in the Rock Art of Kanozero and Northern Europe

E.M. Kolpakov and V.Y. Shumkin.

A comparative analysis of boats depicted in the rock art of Lake Kanozero and Northern Europe suggests that they refer to the same type, which was common in northern cultures and was characterized by a protruding straight keel, an oblique sternpost, and a stem post decorated with an elk head. The design apparently consisted of a broad keel plank to which the sides, bow, and stern were attached. In boats represented at Kanozero, this plank protrudes forward, beyond the nose, and backward, beyond the stern.

Keywords: Petroglyphs, Kanozero, boats, Northern Europe