The Nordic Bronze Age is a period of Scandinavian prehistory from c. 2000/1750–500 BC.
Kivik 'King's Grave', Sweden, c. 1400 BC
Solar boat petroglyph, Madsebakke at Bornholm, Denmark.
Amphora and golden bowls from Funen, Denmark.
Reconstruction of Daensen folding chair, northern Germany.
The Scandinavian Peninsula became ice-free around the end of the last ice age. The Nordic Stone Age begins at that time, with the Upper Paleolithic Ahrensburg culture, giving way to the Mesolithic hunter-gatherers by the 7th millennium BC. The Neolithic stage is marked by the Funnelbeaker culture, followed by the Pitted Ware culture.
Flake axe typical of the Ertebølle culture.
The Battle-Axe culture was an offshoot of the Corded Ware culture, and replaced the Funnelbeaker culture in southern Scandinavia, probably through a process of mass migration and population replacement.
Petroglyphs from Scandinavia (Häljesta, Västmanland in Sweden). Composite image.