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The article "Five hoard finds in eighty years. Landscape perspectives on new hoard finds from the Bronze Age around Lake Mälaren in Sweden" reports on five hoard finds from the Bronze Age in Sweden. The hoards come from the provinces of Uppland and Södermanland and date back to the period from 950-520 BC. The hoards mainly consist of locally made objects. Two of the find sites are located in densely populated areas, while the other two are on the outskirts of settlement. The decline in new hoard finds after World War II is attributed to the restrictive metal detector legislation in Sweden. [Extracted from the article]

The rock art of southern Scandinavia is characterized by depictions of watercraft. The majority are close to the coast, and they have been the primary focus of research. Less attention has been paid to similar representations associated with two large inland lakes in southern Sweden. In this article we present the results of fieldwork around Lake Vänern and Lake Vättern and consider the relationship of this rock art to the better-known images on the coast. We explore the practicalities of navigating between the sea and the interior and suggest that there was an important contrast between an early eastern sphere extending to Lake Vättern from the Baltic and a later western sphere connecting Lake Vänern with the Atlantic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]