Val Camonica Naquane Rock 1 Panel Upper
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)·Multi-period rock art·🇮🇹 Lombardia, Val Camonica, Italy
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About Val Camonica Naquane Rock 1 Panel Upper
Val Camonica Naquane Rock 1 Panel Upper in Lombardia, Val Camonica, Italy is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Multi-period rock art. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal panel 12 m long × 3 m high and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 46.0270N 10.3470E controls access to Lombardia resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey rock art for Lombardia, Val Camonica, illustrating Multi-period rock art construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Meaning of iconographic motifs
- 02Dating of superimposed phases
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 15000 BCE–500 CE
- Period
- Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Multi-period rock art
- Purpose
- Rock art sanctuary and ritual landscape with petroglyphs/pictographs
- Rediscovered
- 1975 survey
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 15000 BCE–500 CE
Initial construction of Val Camonica Naquane Rock 1 Panel Upper main structure
c. 1915
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1975–2005
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Val Camonica Naquane Rock 1 Panel Upper) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
46.0270° N · 10.3470° E · 185 m · 3 mapped features
Val Camonica Naquane Rock 1 Panel Upper — Main Structure
panelPrincipal rock art — Panel 12 m long × 3 m high with diagnostic masonry/panel
46.0278° N · 10.3479° EVal Camonica Naquane Rock 1 Panel Upper — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
46.0260° N · 10.3463° EVal Camonica Naquane Rock 1 Panel Upper — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with petroglyph panel extension
46.0285° N · 10.3482° E