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Abstract:
Rock-art in the landscape – or landscape in rockart? As it is important to find the rules that guide the execution of the engraved panel in some particular sites, in the same way it should be interesting to open the chapter of landscape depiction on the rock-art surfaces.
It is possible to group these depictions into a class of so-called ‘topographic engravings’: even if we can try to recognize some details of the surrounding landscape, this does not mean that they were engraved as maps, in order to depict real elements or to show the way to reach them. As they were surely executed by local people, there would be no sense in showing ways and paths that they knew well. Probably the only point they have in common with real maps is the (imaginary) perspective view from, of a landscape as seen from above.
I will deal with the Alpine situation, giving an overview of the most important rock-art, particularly focusing on Valcamonica and Mount Bego, which are by far the most representative, both in number and in quality. Here, it is possible to define a detailed chronology, which is important to achieve a better understanding of the corresponding economy and culture
More Info: published in: Chippindale c., Nash G. (a cura di), Pictures in place: the figured landscapes of rock-art, Cambridge, pp. 318-349
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