Scandinavian Bronze Age societies and rock art (c. 1800–500 BCE)

1. Tanum rock-carving landscape flourishes

   Jan 1, 9000 BCELabels: Tanum rock, Bohusl n, UNESCO World

   • UNESCO Tanum
   • Tanum

2. Lusehøj elite burial constructed at Voldtofte

   Jan 1, 8000 BCELabels: Luseh j, Voldtofte, Funen

   • Historisk Atlas
   • Nordic BA

3. Nordic Bronze Age ends; Pre-Roman Iron Age begins

   Jan 1, 5000 BCELabels: Nordic Bronze, Pre-Roman Iron

   • Historiska
   • Nordic BA

4. Start of Nordic Bronze Age horizon

   Jan 1, 1700 BCELabels: Nordic Bronze, Bronze metallurgy

   • Britannica
   • Nordic BA

5. Early rock-art “ship” tradition becomes widespread

   Jan 1, 1600 BCELabels: Ship petroglyphs, Scandinavian rock

   • UNESCO Tanum
   • Nordic BA

6. Large barrow-building tradition expands in Denmark

   Jan 1, 1500 BCELabels: Barrow tradition, Denmark

   • Skelh j
   • Nordic BA

7. Kivik (Bredarör) monumental burial built

   Jan 1, 1400 BCELabels: Kivik Bredar, Scania

   • King s Grave
   • Allmogens

8. Trundholm Sun Chariot produced

   Jan 1, 1400 BCELabels: Trundholm Sun, Denmark

   • NatMus Sun
   • World Arch

9. Egtved Girl interred in oak coffin

   Jan 1, 1370 BCELabels: Egtved Girl, oak coffin

   • VejleMuseums
   • Egtved Girl

10. Transition to Late Nordic Bronze Age begins

    Jan 1, 1100 BCELabels: Late Nordic, Montelius IV

    • Nordic BA
    • UNESCO Tanum

11. Håga mound raised near Uppsala

    Jan 1, 1050 BCELabels: H ga, Uppsala

    • Historiska
    • H ga mound

12. Montelius establishes six-phase Bronze Age chronology

    Jan 1, 1885Labels: Oscar Montelius, Bronze Age

    • Nordic BA
    • Montelius