The valley takes its name from the camuni people, a population that according to ancient latin sources lived in the zone during the iron age i. An inquiry into the formation of european civilization, 1976. This journey enters in the field of art, the symbolic, the religious rituals. The rock art was created over a long period of time, starting around 8,000 bc with nomadic hunters. In the first phase, from the end of the neolithic to the first copper age 4 th millennium bc, 1st2nd styles of the valcamonica rock art, topographical figures constitute the most diffused pattern. The man living in nature becomes its observer and interprets it. The rock art tradition of valcamonica valtellina, northern italy.
Rock drawings in valcamonica, italy tourist information. Brief history of valcamonica valcamonica, the rock art. Waterproof and warm clothing and strong, waterproof footwear must be used in coldwet weather conditions. In hot weather, protective clothing including a hat and sunblock must be used, and a water supply carried. Rock art research in valcamonica valcamonica rock art is spread over an entire valley of about 70 kilometers length in the lombardy region of italy figure 2. It is the largest collection of prehistoric rock engravings petroglyphs in europe with an estimate of over 300,000 individual artworks on more than. Valcamonica rock art introduces you in a simple and quick way to the vast and complex world of rock art. The 75kmlong valcamonica camonica valley in the italian alps includes over. Ulf bertilsson president of caricomos references bertilsson, u 2004, recent trends in rock art management and research of the nordic countries a personal overview.
Rockart site accessibility the cases of dos sottolaiolo. On site suitable clothing and footwear must be worn at all times. The results show that our outputsensitive levelofdetail rendering system is capable of visualizing a 3d dataset with an aggregate size of more than 14 billion points at interactive frame rates. Unesco has formally recognized more than 140,000 figures and symbols, but new discoveries have increased the number. Valcamonica, situated in the lombardy plain, has one of the worlds greatest collections of prehistoric petroglyphs more than 140,000 symbols and figures carved in the rock over a period of 8,000 years and. Rock art of valcamonica map of the rock art sites distribution in valcamonica and valtellina records wara documents 14 typology of some of the main represented subjects in rock art of valcamonica records wara w07744 below left. Naquane rock art national park archeocamuni valcamonica. Figures and male sites in the rock art of valcamonica, italy.
Valcamonica, the rock art unesco world heritage sites. Val camonica also valcamonica or camonica valley, local dialect. Pdf warfare in valcamonica rock art, new emerging data from. Two hours are required to reach valcamonica by car from milan. In the bronze age rock art of valcamonica, the sun figure is rarely represented with. It holds approximately 250,000 petroglyphs, divided over 6 separate locations in a valley in the italian alps.
The rock drawing s in valcam onica camonica valley are located in the province of brescia, italy, and constitute the largest collections of prehistoric petroglyphs in the world. If you are in the lombardy region think of visiting valcamonica, which boasts one of the largest collections of rock drawings in the world. Rock art site accessibility the cases of dos sottolaiolo and massi di cemmo, valcamonica, italy concerns about accessibility in places of public interest is an issue that should never be forgotten. Emmanuel anati, evolution and style in camunian rock art. There have been about 200,000 figures and symbols carved into the rocks over a time span of approximately 8,000 years. Ecological changes and human interaction in valcamonica. Finally, after being in the make for thousand of years during which new ideas, tribes and technological innovation got together, at the beginning of the last millennium before christ the valley saw the rising of an ethnic unification helped by a common way of life, economic system and. In paspardo accommodation is provided in house with rooms, dormitories, showers and. Crosses, necklaces, and spirals are the most ancient figures attributed to the neolithic fifth. A world heritage view by angelo eugenio fossati the rock art tradition of valcamonica valtellina consists of about three hundred thousand engraved figures.
A persons physical, sensory or social condition should not exclude access to leisure and culture resources. Pdf the valcamonica in the alpine region of lombardy, northern italy, can boast one of europes largest concentrations of rockart. Located two hours drive from milan, valcamonica s pictures depict various scenes and are connected. This page was last edited on 8 february 2019, at 21. Participants usually come from different countries of the world, official languages are english and italian, portugues, spanish and french are also used sometimes.
Valcamonica rock art fieldwork and field school home. It has an area of about 1,335 km 2 515 sq mi and 118,323 inhabitants. Valcamonica is also renowned for the new research approach applied, focusing on the use of rock art as a means of. The valcamonica rock art field school is a great opportunity to participate in the archaeological research in valcamonica. It offers a fascinating and intriguing journey, for the many aspects. Pdf on sep 1, 2014, dario sigari and others published warfare in valcamonica rock art, new emerging data from paspardo area find, read. Valcamonica and its rock drawings are the first of italys unesco world heritage sites, having been inserted on the list in 1979. Having taken part in the compulsory fieldwork at silchester i also. Valcamonica rock art fieldwork and field school is a page that publicizes one of most effective and important rock. It offers a fascinating and intriguing journey, for the many aspects that goes beyond the technicalutilitarian assessments.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. To submit your papers text and pictures or openaccess pdf of already. The sun images in the rock art of valcamonica and valtellina. The rock drawing s in valcam onica comprises one of the largest collections of prehistoric rock art in the world. The motif of the camunnian rose in the rock art of valcamonica italy. Please be sure to reach out to the project contact to find out the status of their upcoming season. Valcamonica is one of the most famous sites with rock art that particularly points out the weapons, and show us in the carved stones and archaeological remains glimpses of the past. They were called by romans the camunni, people of uncertain origin, famous for their stone carvings, in val camonica they left about 300,000 petroglyphs, which has made the area one of the largest centres of rock art arte rupestre in europe 1. From this page you can take a virtual visit to valcamonica rock art. Here, there is prehistoric rock art dating from the end of the palaeolithic to the arrival of the romans 16 bc.
The collection was recognized by unesco in 1979 and was italys first recognized world heritage site. I am twenty years old, and have just finished my first year at the university of reading studying for a degree in archaeology and italian. Rock drawings in valcamonica documents unesco world. The shape of the socalled camunian rose, engraved on several rocks of val camonica, consists of a sinuous quadrilobate groove, winding around 9 cupmarks, whose disposition is fixed and is a recurring model. It extends about 90 kilometres 56 mi from the tonale pass to corna trentapassi, in the commune of pisogne near lake iseo. Tracce valcamonica and valtellina rock art, sun images. Valcamonica rock art parks di alberto marretta e tiziana cittadini. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. So, regarding the rock art in the middle and northern valcamonica, the first phase dates from the late neolithic. The way of life recorded in the rock art of valcamonica. The cultural heritage site of valcamonica in italy with its large collection of prehistoric rock art served as an exemplary use case for evaluation. It was the first rock art site in the world to obtain such nomination and the first italian site to become part of the world heritage list. The valcamonica valtellina area is one of the most interesting in the alps regarding rock art.
Valcamonica, situated in the lombardy plain, has one of the worlds greatest collections of prehistoric petroglyphs more than 140,000 symbols and figures carved in the rock over a period of 8,000 years and depicting themes connected with agriculture, navigation, war and magic. Rock drawings in valcamonica valle camonica tourism. Valcamonica and its rock drawings are the first of italys 47 unesco world heritage sites, having been inserted on the list in 1979. Rock art tradition of valcamonicavaltellina during the. Valcamonica, situated in the lombardy plain, has one of the worlds greatest collections of prehistoric petroglyphs more than 140,000 symbols and figures carved in the rock over a period of. Archaeology abroad fieldwork report valcamonica rock. Valcamonica or valle camonica, in lombardy, extends over approximately 90 km 56 mi in the middle of the eastern. Valcamonica rock art between naturalism and alienation. The inhabitants, who had begun to visit the valley already in the palaeolithic, settled from the neolithic. Pdf valcamonica is known all over the world for the development of rock art between the lateglacial and the middle ages. Hundreds of thousands of figures are present in valcamonica rock art, one of the richest openair engraved areas in europe. Threading your way through camonica valleys archaeological parks you may wonder at the hunters, warriors and farmers, carts and ploughs, horses, oxen, deer, water birds and dogs, huts and medieval rooks many more engraved.
Rock art covers four fundamental periods, from the neolithic to the arrival of the romans anati 1976. Archaeology abroad fieldwork report valcamonica rock art fieldwork. However, at the beginning of the 20th century, only the cemmo boulders in valcamonica were known. The inclusion in the world heritage list 1979 of valcamonica rock art, the nature and the environment which surround the naquane national rock art park, capo di ponte valcamonica. A depiction of village in the alps from neolithic times to the birth of christ as revealed by thousands of newly found rock carvings, 1961. Rock drawings in valcamonica unesco world heritage centre. Recording rock art fieldwork in valcamonica 2014 dipartimento valcamonica and lombardia and centro camuno di studi preistorici organize the annual rock art recording of the foppe area in nadro riserva naturale incisioni rupestri di ceto, cimbergo e paspardo brescia rock engravings natural reserve of ceto, cimbergo e paspardo brescia. Outcrops were decorated by hammering and scratching using quartz tools. Site research studying the rocks engraved in two main sites at paspardo, valcamonica. Rock drawings in valcamonica the stone carvings of val camonica constitute one of the largest collections of prehistoric petroglyphs in the world. Handy guide on valcamonica rock art and her 8 rock art parks. This alpine valley boasts one of the most important rock art traditions in the world and the first italian site incorporated. Ecological changes and human interaction in valcamonica, the rock art valley, since the last deglaciation roberta pini1, cesare ravazzi1, amelia aceti1, lorenzo castellano2, renata perego3.
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