Valcamonica, situated in the Lombardy plain of Italy, 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. Source: UNESCO TV / © NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai URL: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/94/
Related Content
Rock Drawings of Valcamonica
The Meaning of European Upper Paleolithic Rock Art
Rock Art History of Madhya Pradesh: Adamgarh & Nagori
Roman Art
Ancient Egyptian Art
Copies & Fakes in Art during the Renaissance
Cite This Work
APA Style
Kyokai, U. T. N. N. H. (2018, July 27). Rock Drawings in Valcamonica (UNESCO/NHK). World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1539/rock-drawings-in-valcamonica-unesconhk/
Chicago Style
Kyokai, UNESCO TV NHK Nippon Hoso. "Rock Drawings in Valcamonica (UNESCO/NHK)." World History Encyclopedia, July 27, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1539/rock-drawings-in-valcamonica-unesconhk/.
MLA Style
Kyokai, UNESCO TV NHK Nippon Hoso. "Rock Drawings in Valcamonica (UNESCO/NHK)." World History Encyclopedia, 27 Jul 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1539/rock-drawings-in-valcamonica-unesconhk/.
