Valcamonica, situated in the mountainous area of the Lombardy region, has one of the world's greatest collections of prehistoric petroglyphs – more than 140,000 symbols and figures …

Valcamonica''s rock art, which consists of over 140,000 engravings on about 2,400 rocks distributed on both sides of an entire valley, constitutes an exceptional example of this kind of …

Italy Rock Drawings in Valcamonica Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the …

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UNESCO World Heritage CentreThe World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add, Recalling Decisions 38 COM 7B.27, 40 COM 7B.52, 41 COM …

Rock Drawings in Valcamonica, Italy, 1979, Criteria (iii) (vi) - These prehistoric petroglyphs comprise more than 140,000 to 300,000 symbols and figures carved in polished sandstone …

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UNESCO World Heritage CentreThe World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/25/47.COM/7B.Add.2, Recalling Decisions 37 COM 7B.35, 39 COM 7B.36, 41 COM …

The sculpted and engraved figures found in many of the tombs show striking similarities with motifs present in major prehistoric art sites of the Neolithic and Copper Age in Europe, such as …