Age of the Heroes: a brief overview of Valcamonica rock-art during the Iron Age (I millennium BC) Valcamonica World Heritage

Despite the long-lasting tradition of carving the rocks--an activity that, according to many scholars probably spanned thousands of years--,Valcamonica rock-art reached its production peak during the Iron Age, thus offering a possible dating between the 9th century BC and the Roman times of mostly 8...

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Published in:Adoranten 2013-01, p.75
Main Author: Marretta, Alberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archaeology
Art history
Historic buildings & sites
Iron Age
Petroglyphs
Rocks
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Summary:Despite the long-lasting tradition of carving the rocks--an activity that, according to many scholars probably spanned thousands of years--,Valcamonica rock-art reached its production peak during the Iron Age, thus offering a possible dating between the 9th century BC and the Roman times of mostly 80% of the whole existing rock art of the valley. Marretta presents an overview of Valcamonica rock-art during the Iron Age (I millennium BC).
ISSN:0349-8808
0349-8808