Location: Nadro di Ceto, Brescia, Italy
Flyer:
fieldwork2019_eng.pdf
Program Type
RPA certified
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Project Description
In the wonderful framework of the Landmarks Valley, recognized as a UNESCO heritage since 1979, the Centro Camuno of Studi Preistorici in collaboration with the University of Trento organize the annual recording rock-art fieldwork aimed at the documentation of the rock art in the middle Valcamonica. Following the previous recording of rock-art fieldwork, this year's work will continue in the area of Foppe di Nadro - Riserva naturale incisioni rupestri di Ceto, Cimbergo e Paspardo (Valcamonica - Italy) on the concession of the Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle arti e Paesaggio.
The fieldwork will be structured in 3 weeks, it is required to participate for at least 2 weeks.
In the first week, which is mandatory for those who have no experience in the rock-art recording, the participants will learn the necessary competences to document rock-art:
- Identification of the rocks within the archaeological authorization and preparation of the rocky surfaces.
- Placing of the tracing sheets in nylon and recording.
- Use of the total station and georeferencing of the rocks.
- Archaeological photography of the engraved rocks.
- 3D recordings of rocks and engravings (SfM).
- Digitization of the tracings, processing and recomposition with a computer in the laboratory.
- Catalogue, analysis and comparisons with archaeological sources.
- Post-processing of the data gathered.
- Seminars.
The second and third week will be dedicated to the work on the field, in the laboratory.
Periods of Occupation: Neolithic, Copper age, Bronze age, Iron age, and Middle ages
Notes: Valcamonica has been the first site of Italy to be enlisted in the UNESCO World Heritage list and it is among the first sites of Europe for quantity e density of engravings.
Project size: 1-24 participants
Minimum Length of Stay for Volunteers: 2 weeks
Minimum age: 16
Experience required: The fieldwork is addressed to everyone, priority will be given to students and graduates in archaeology or anthropology (or related fields). The first week is mandatory for those who have no experience in the rock-art recording. The minimum participation is two weeks.
Period(s) of Occupation: Neolithic, Copper age, Bronze age, Iron age, and Middle ages
Minimum Length of Stay for Volunteers: 2 weeks
Room and Board Arrangements
The lodging is at the “Guest house” of the Natural Reserve in Nadro with an agreed upon price of 10 € per night. The guest-house has a kitchen
Academic Credit
Number of credits offered At the end of the fieldwork will be given a participation certificate to obtain credits for the university.Cristina Gastaldi & Silvana Gavaldo
2015, Alla scoperta di antichi contesti: spunti da Foppe di Nadro, in XXVII Valcamonica Symposium 2015 - download
Silvana Gavaldo, Cristina Gastaldi & Paolo Medici
2015, Recording Rock-Art Fieldwork 2016 - Corso di rilevamento e analisi sull'arte rupestre della Valcamonica. Relazione preliminare, in BCSP 41 - download
Silvana Gavaldo, Cristina Gastaldi & Paolo Medici
2015, Recording Rock-Art Fieldwork 2015 - Corso di rilevamento e analisi sull'arte rupestre della Valcamonica. Relazione preliminare, in BCSP 40 - download
Silvana Gavaldo, Cristina Gastaldi, Paolo Medici & Giulia Rossi
2015, Recording Rock-Art Fieldwork 2014 - Corso di rilevamento e analisi sull'arte rupestre della Valcamonica. Relazione preliminare, in BCSP 39 - download
Paolo Medici & Giulia Rossi
2015, Valcamonica 3.0: a new dimension in rock art recording. From tracing to Structure from Motion and Post-processing, in XXVII Valcamonica Symposium 2015 - download