The Bedolina Map is an engraved prehistoric rock forming part of the Camonica Valley petroglyph complex in Italy, regarded as one of the oldest known topographic maps and interpreted as a depiction of cultivated plots, mountain paths and villages. The engraving covers a flat surface of Permian sandstone, 9 metres long and 4 metres wide, polished by Pleistocene glaciers, within the Seradina-Bedolina Archaeological Park.
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1. Wikidata: Bedolina Map
- Wikidata Q18712797, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)
- Wikidata Q18712797, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
View the Source2. Bedolina Map (Wikipedia)
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a flat surface of Permian sandstone
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The Bedolina Map (formally Rock 1 of Bedolina) is a famous engraved prehistoric rock which is part of the Camonica Valley (Alps, Italian side, Lombardy region) petroglyph complex.
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The Bedolina Map (formally Rock 1 of Bedolina) is a famous engraved prehistoric rock which is part of the Camonica Valley (Alps, Italian side, Lombardy region) petroglyph complex.
View the Source3. UNESCO World Heritage Centre: World Heritage List: Rock Drawings in Valcamonica
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date_inscribed: 1979
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