Rock Drawings in Valcamonica

World Heritage
Italy
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Located in the Lombardy Plain, Valcamonica is home to one of the world’s largest collections of prehistoric rock art – more than 140,000 symbols and motifs carved into the rock over a period of 8,000 years, depicting themes related to agriculture, navigation, warfare and magic.

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Deer-hunting scene

Petroglyphs in Nadro

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The Camunian rose

'The astronauts', c. 1.000 BC

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IPA transcription 1895414
office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/03y09nb
Commons category Petroglyphs in Val Camonica
has part Parco archeologico comunale di Sonico
has part Santiago del Campo
has part medieval architecture
coordinate location Point(10.35 46.023888888)
page banner http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wv%20Incisioni%20Rupestri%20banner.jpg
start time 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z
World Heritage criteria World Heritage selection criterion (vi)
image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Scena%20di%20duello%20R6%20-%20Foppe%20-%20Nadro%20%28Foto%20Luca%20Giarelli%29.jpg
executive body Petroglyphs in Val Camonica