Johan Ling is Professor of Archaeology at the Department of Historical Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and is Director of the Swedish Rock Art Research Archives (SHFA). He is a specialist in Bronze Age archaeology with a focus on Scandinavian rock art and maritime trade. Ling is the Principal Investigator of the Maritime Encounters programme and the leader of Subproject 3: ‘The Rise of the Atlantic North: Tin Bronze, Warriors and Advanced Seafaring ~2100–1400 BC.