<< Our Photo Pages >> Masso di Piero - Carving in Italy in Lombardia
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Multi-periodSite Name: Masso di PieroCountry: Italy Region: Lombardia Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Luino Nearest Village: Curiglia
Latitude: 46.072547N Longitude: 8.815450E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Theories point towards the Iberian-Celtic origin of the people living in this area.
The boulder lies on the side of the road to "Mulini di Piero", just before the entrance to the car park for the cablecar which leads to Monteviasco.
Reference: webpage on Monteviasco and Masso di Piero (including a drawing of the two warriors, italian only)
Bibliography: "Incisioni rupestri in Val Dumentina" by Pietro Astini, 1969. Article published in "Sibrium", Volume IX
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