<< Our Photo Pages >> Masso di Piero - Carving in Italy in Lombardia
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Multi-periodSite Name: Masso di PieroCountry: Italy
NOTE: This site is 5.397 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Lombardia Type: Carving
Nearest Town: Luino Nearest Village: Curiglia
Latitude: 46.072547N Longitude: 8.815450E
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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 |
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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 |
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Boulder near the Giona river, bearing marks that date from the Neolithic/Eneolithic Copper Age time through to the modern age. The most interesting marks are two human figures, possibly two warriors, of one of whom is armed with a shield and spear.
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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