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Romita Rock Engravings

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Romita Rock Engravings

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    Location: Roana, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

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    3. Romita Rock Engravings – Schaff Kùgela loop from Canove

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    February 4, 2024

    Crampons essential in winter

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      April 5, 2024

      A fascinating collection of engravings from various historical periods, from prehistory to the contemporary era, intersect and overlap on the rock faces of the deep and isolated Val d'Assa: symbols, cup marks, crosses, geometric figures, writing, and an infinite number of other signs, often difficult to understand and chronologically assign. They testify to the passage of man through this valley, which since ancient times has been an important communication route between the Veneto Plain and the Asiago Plateau for hunting, livestock migration, and the transport of goods and timber. The oldest engravings date back to the Neolithic (4000-3000 BC); others to the Iron Age (1st millennium BC); many are from the Middle Ages (especially Christian crosses) and the Modern Age (dates and signatures); the latest graffiti are the work of soldiers from the First World War.

      There are three archaeological sites, although scattered graffiti can be found throughout the valley: Tunkelbald (the largest group of signs, on the valley floor, further upstream), Romina, and Rössle (close together, halfway up the slope).

      The Romita face is marked by a myriad of isolated or clustered engravings, some crude, others of great graphic finesse.

      Until a few years ago, the site was fenced off and could only be visited with a guide, contacting the Canove Pro Loco tourist office. But the violent flood of summer 2021 tore down the fence, and the area remains abandoned to this day. Even the graffiti, exposed to the elements, are slowly deteriorating day by day.

      The path can be slippery after rain and icy in winter.

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      www2.muse.it/pubblicazioni/7/18/LeonardiP,RigoniG,AllegranziA1982_PA18_Incisioni%20rupestri%20della%20Val%20d'Assa%20sull'Altipiano%20dei%20Sette%20Comuni_IMM&OCR.pdf

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        June 10, 2025

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