The ancient artists carved their works on a slope called Kville petroglyph, located in a remote parish named Kville. This location was found quite close to another impressive petroglyph called Tanum, which covers an area of 51 hectares.

Toreld and his team at the Foundation for Documentation of Bohuslän Rock Carvings state that the petroglyph artist stood on a floating ship in the sea during prehistoric times to carve the stone. The estimated time of occurrence is around the 7th or 8th century BC. According to archaeologists, these carvings are estimated to be around 2700 years old.