Foppe di Nadro — Sector H Rock Panel
Foppe H
Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)·Palaeolithic to Iron Age·🇮🇹 Lombardy, Brescia, Ceto, Italy
About
About Foppe di Nadro — Sector H Rock Panel
Foppe di Nadro — Sector H Rock Panel in Lombardy, Brescia, Ceto, Italy is a Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Palaeolithic to Iron Age. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing. The site includes a principal platform and domestic quarter. Dimensions panel 8.5 m × 3.2 m; shelter 28 m wide × 12 m deep; area 5.4 ha. Excavation excavated; condition partially preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Palaeolithic to Iron Age rock-art with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 400 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Ceremonial centre
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 15000 BCE
- Period
- Upper Palaeolithic to Iron Age (30000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Palaeolithic to Iron Age
- Purpose
- Rock art panel and ritual gallery
- Rediscovered
- 1995
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 15000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 928 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1886
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
46.0100° N · 10.3500° E · 400 m · 4 mapped features
Main Painted Panel
panelMain Painted Panel at Foppe di Nadro — Sector H Rock Panel — panel with stratified deposits
46.0080° N · 10.3517° EUpper Gallery Niche
galleryUpper Gallery Niche at Foppe di Nadro — Sector H Rock Panel — gallery with stratified deposits
46.0118° N · 10.3489° EAncillary Engraving Cluster
engravingAncillary Engraving Cluster at Foppe di Nadro — Sector H Rock Panel — engraving with stratified deposits
46.0113° N · 10.3489° ERock Fall Boulder
boulderRock Fall Boulder at Foppe di Nadro — Sector H Rock Panel — boulder with stratified deposits
46.0120° N · 10.3482° E