Rocciavrè Park
The Traces of the Past
Balm Chanto (Italian text)
Shelter
under the rock where semi-nomadic hunters and shepherds lived about
2,500 years before Christ. Since 1983 archaeological excavations
brought back to life handmade items made with bones and smoothed stones
and rests of pottery. The plain rocky surface is scattered with about
fifty cupels (artificial hemispherical cavities dug in the rock)
without apparent criteria. They are engravings eroded by the action of
atmospheric agents, but which are still visible if the light conditions
are favorable.
Rock engravings (Italian text)
In
the region of the Italian Western Alps, the rock engravings of Val
Pellice, Val Risagliardo, Val Germanasca, and Val Chisone represent the
largest known area. The rock engravings of these valleys (also called "petroglyphs") were carved on rocks lying on the slopes and the ridges
of the valleys, mainly at an altitude varying between 700 and 2,000m
a.s.l.
Military works (Italian text)
Religious works of art (Italian text)
Economic activities (Italian text)
