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Italia |
Locality: |
Paspardo, Dos Sottolajolo |
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Region: |
Lombardia |
Area: |
Valcamonica |
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Environment & Surface |
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Altitude:
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910 m
Open-air
Shelter
Cave
Portable
Megalithic
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Geography: |
West exposed, in a flat area. Bushes of birches, wild cherries, chest-nuts. |
Proximity: |
The rock is positioned along an old path connected with "Le scale di Paspardo" (the ladder of Paspardo). |
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Geology: |
Sandstone outcrop |
Surface: |
Polished, convex, concave surface. Inclination from 15° to 35°, microflora (algae, lichens, mosses) and patina, cracks. |
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Dimensions:
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Length 3.00 m.
Width 2.00 m.
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Art |
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Description: |
Engravings
Paintings
Painted engravings
High or low-relief
Sculpture
Paspardo Municipality (BS-I), in the Dos Sottolajolo Site. The engravings are executed by hammering. Almost all the engravings are concentrated on the frontal surface in the middle upper part of the rock. The anthropomorphic figures are 20-30 cm high, with an average of 20. They have been executed by pecking.
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Figures: |
total number 171
warriors, shovels, circles, animals (dog and deer), boat, crosses, group of dots and lines
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Chronology: |
Palaeolithic
Epipalaeolithic - Mesolithic
Neolithic
Copper Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Roman
Middle Age
Modern
Unknown
From Ancient Bronze Age (style III B-C; 2200-1800 BC) to Middle Age. The Style IV of the Valcamonica Rock art corresponds with the Iron Age and with the beginning of the Roman period. The Style IV has been divided (Fossati) in 5 sub-phases: I (schematic), II (pre-naturalistic), III (naturalistic), IV (decadent), V (final). Each phase finds chronological comparisons between engraved and real objects (mostly metal weapons).
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Notes: |
In 1995 other rocks were discovered in the area. More info about Valcamonica and Alpine Rock Art at http://rupestre.net/alps. |
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Conservation |
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Status: |
Public
Private
Park
Classified site
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Risk: |
The rock is subjected to be covered by soil and leaves, due to the fact that is in a flat position, and to the regrowing of lichens, mosses and algae, due to the humidity. |
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Conservation: |
Good
Quite good
Mediocre
Bad
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Intervention: |
Originally the engraved surface was partially covered by ground and grass, moss and algae which were removed after the discovery. The rock has been completely recorded (contact tracing, grazing light pictures) in 1984-85 |
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By |
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| Record n. 458 / 807 |
No commercial use is allowed. Specific © is mentioned in the captions or owned by each Author or Institution |
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EuroPreArt, European Prehistoric Art, is a web-based archaeological project funded by the European Union which aims to establish a lasting data-base of European prehistoric art documentation, to launch the base of an European institutional network and to contribute to the awareness of the diversity and richness of European Prehistoric Art.
It is proposed by: Instituto Politécnico de Tomar (IPT, Portugal),
CUEBC - European University Centre for Cultural Heritage (Italy - Europe),
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España),
Asociación Cultural Colectivo Barbaón (España),
Université de Liège (Belgique),
Gotland University College (Sverige),
University College Dublin (Eire),
Cooperativa Archeologica Le Orme dell'Uomo (Italia),
Study Centre and Museum of Prehistoric Art of
Pinerolo (Italia),
The European Centre for Prehistoric Research in the Alto Ribatejo (Portugal),
ArqueoJovem - a youth NGO (Portugal).
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