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<< Text Pages >> Roccione di Prestino - Rock Art in Italy in Lombardia

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Rock ArtSite Name: Roccione di Prestino
Country: Italy Region: Lombardia Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Como  Nearest Village: Prestino
Latitude: 45.801900N  Longitude: 9.062500E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3
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Rock Art in Lombardia

Site in Italy near Como with cup marks.

Via Google translate: "On the surface of the GRANDE ROCCIA DI PRESTINO numerous engravings were identified since the nineteenth century, which today are heavily worn and visible only in particular light conditions. Among these, the hemispherical shells known as cupels prevail, engravings that are frequently found in a vast territory. Some cupels are arranged in scattered order, others are aggregated to form rows or particular shapes, still others are connected by channels. In addition to the cupels, there are various linear incisions that are difficult to interpret, including a concentric circle motif known as a labyrinth and a stylized anthropomorphic figure. On the top of the Great Rock there is also a cylindrical well, 60 cm deep and with a diameter of about 40 cm, which was entirely surrounded by cupels, currently only partially visible. This well has been interpreted either as a deposit for votive offerings or as a housing for a pole of considerable size, not a load-bearing element of a structure but having a totemic function. Also in the upper part of the rock, large rectilinear grooves are visible, arranged symmetrically to form a herringbone pattern."
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