UNESCO World Heritage Site

Rock Drawings in Valcamonica

Rock Drawings in Valcamonica is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Italy, inscribed in 1979.

Valcamonica, situated in the Lombardy plain, has one of the world's greatest collections of prehistoric petroglyphs – more than 140,000 symbols and figures carved in the rock over a period of 8,000 years and depicting themes connected with agriculture, navigation, war and magic.

Valcamonica, situated in the Lombardy plain, has one of the world's greatest collections of prehistoric petroglyphs – more than 140,000 symbols and figures carved in the rock over a period of 8,000 years and depicting themes connected with agriculture, navigation, war and magic.

Country
Italy
Region
Europe
Category
Cultural
Inscribed
1979
UNESCO reference
94
Area
432.3 ha

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