The Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici (CCSP) proposes an annual recording rock-art fieldwork in Valcamonica, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. This year, the work will be done in the area of Foppe di Nadro – Nature Reserve of rock engravings of Ceto, Cimbergo and Paspardo (Valcamonica – Italy) and will be aimed at completing and rechecking the surveys in view of the next publication.
The fieldwork will be structured over 2 weeks; participants will be able to experience the stages of completing, checking, and cataloguing the surveys in view of the next publication. The activities will be as follows:
AVAILABLE PLACES: 10
REQUIREMENTS: The course is open to all, but priority will be given to undergraduate students in archaeology, anthropology, history and art history.
DEADLINE: Curriculum vitae and application must be sent by June 28, 2024 to the address recording.rockart@ccsp.it
COST: € 60 + membership fee to CCSP (€ 40).
ACCOMMODATION: CCSP has its own guesthouse, with a communal kitchen (cost: 10€ per night).
A certificate will be issued for university training credits.
The program is currently being developed; it will be published as soon as it is finalized.
It is strongly recommended to arrive the day BEFORE the start of Fielwork activities.
How to reach Valcamonica
Airports: Bergamo – Orio al Serio (90 km); Verona (110 km); Milan Linate (140 km); Milan Malpensa (190 km)
Valcamonica can be reached by bus and train, the nearest stations being BRENO and CAPO DI PONTE. Check in time for connections from Brescia and Bergamo at the following sites:
http://www.muoversi.regione.lombardia.it/planner/
http://www.trenord.it (Brescia-Iseo-Edolo line)
By notifying us of your arrival time, a staff member will come and meet you at the station.
For private vehicles, there is ample no-fee public parking available near the Nadro Museum and the Reserve Guesthouse.
Accommodation and meals
Overnight accommodations are arranged at the Reserve Guesthouse in Nadro or at the CCSP office in Capo di Ponte, at an agreed price. Provide your own sheets and towels (if this is not possible, these can be provided AT A COST and the request must be notified in advance).
The guest quarters are equipped with kitchens; you will be taken to a nearby ECONOMIC SUPERMARKET for COLLECTIVE weekly shopping, so that costs will be kept down considerably.
Do not forget at home
It is required comfortable clothing, suitable for fieldwork (hiking boots, hat, raincoat); water bottle; insect repellent; sunscreen; compass; bed and bath linens.
Each participant should have personal protective equipment (face mask, sanitizing gel…)
Paolo Medici, Silvana Gavaldo, Cristina Gastaldi
2021, Foppe di Nadro – Recording Rock-Art Fieldwork. Report of the 3 years research concession 2017-2019, in BCSP44 (in stampa) download
Paolo Medici e Silvana Gavaldo
2019, L’arte rupestre di Foppe di Nadro. vol 2 : catalogo delle rocce, Capo di Ponte (Bs), Edizioni del Centro – download
Tiziana Cittadini (ed.)
2017, L’arte rupestre di Foppe di Nadro. vol 1 : catalogo delle rocce, Capo di Ponte (Bs), Edizioni del Centro – download
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