Brief Description
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.
Art rupestre du Valcamonica
Dans la plaine de Lombardie, le val Camonica recèle un des ensembles les plus denses de pétroglyphes préhistoriques. Plus de 140 000 signes et figures, qui furent gravés dans le rocher pendant huit millénaires, évoquent les travaux des champs, la navigation, la guerre et la magie.
المنحوتات الصخرية في فالكامونيكا
في سهل لومبارديا، يحوي وادي فالكامونيكا إحدى المجموعات الأكثر كثافة من مجموعات ما قبل التاريخ للنقش على الحجر. فأكثر من 140 ألف إشارة ورسم حفرت في الصخر على مدى ثمانية ألآف سنة تشير إلى أعمال زراعة الحقول، والإبحار، والحروب والسحر.
Source: UNESCO/BPI
梵尔卡莫尼卡谷地岩画
在位于伦巴第平原上的梵尔卡莫尼卡谷地,有一批最壮观的史前岩石雕刻群。在持续约8000年的历史中,岩石上刻满了超过14万幅的符号和图案,这些图案描绘的主题是农业、航海、战争和魔法。
Source: UNESCO/BPI
Наскальная живопись в Валь-Камонике
В Валь-Камонике, расположенной на Ломбардской равнине, сосредоточено одно из крупнейших в мире собраний доисторических петроглифов. Свыше 140 тыс. символов и фигур высекались на скалах в течение 8 тыс. лет, их сюжеты связаны с сельским хозяйством, мореходством, военными конфликтами и верованиями.
Source: UNESCO/BPI
Arte rupestre de Val Camónica
Situado en la planicie de Lombardía, el sitio de Val Camónica alberga uno de los conjuntos más densos de petroglifos prehistóricos descubiertos hasta la fecha. Más de 140.000 figuras y símbolos esculpidos en la roca a lo largo de 8.000 años muestran escenas de faenas agrícolas, navegación, guerra y magia.
Source: UNESCO/BPI
ヴァルカモニカの岩絵群
source: NFUAJ
Statement of Significance
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 manifestation of human thought.
The number, duration and variety of the engravings, representing for example navigation, dance, war and ploughing and their relationship with contemporary archaeological sites, contribute to the exceptional value of this assemblage. Furthermore, the apparent continuation of the practice of engraving for a period of more than 8,000 years, from the Epipaleolithic until the Roman and Mediaeval periods, and in some cases until modern times, links this extraordinary expression of human creativity to present day communities.
Criterion (iii): The rock drawings of Valcamonica stretch back over the 8 thousand years which precede our present era. It is unnecessary to accent the conspicuously invaluable nature of human renderings which are of so great an antiquity.
Criterion (vi): The rock drawings of Valcamonica constitute an extraordinary figurative documentation of prehistoric customs and mentality. The systematic interpretation, typological classification, and the chronological study of these configurations in stone have brought about a considerable contribution to the fields of prehistory, sociology and ethnology.