A Neolithic rock engraving apparently showing a Great Auk being captured

We evaluate whether a Neolithic engraved rock image at the Alta archaeological site in Finnmark, Norway – of a bird being held by a person – represents a Great Auk Pinguinus impennis. There are several thousand engraved animal figures at Alta, created between 5000 and 2000 years ago, in various hunting panoramas. Of these images, 24 represent aquatic birds, including four others that might also be Great Auks. Based on the size of the bird relative to the person holding it, the size and shape of the beak, wings and webbed feet, and comparisons with some other bird images at Alta, we conclude that it is likely that this one does represent a Great Auk.