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Chronology: general outline

In the Prehistoric Rock Art of the Camonica Valley it is possible identify five great stylistic phases corresponding with as many cultural periods: following the variations of “culture”, the graphic message of rock art changes too, in terms of style, thematic repertory and types of associations.

Style	Phase	Corresponding archaeological periods	Dating attemps	Anthropo- morphs	Cervidae	Weapons	Symbols	Idols	Plows	Carts	Structures
Proto- Camunian	Sub- naturalistic Hiatus?	Epi palaeolithic	Before 6000 B.C.-5500 B.C.
I		Neolithic	5500- 4000 B.C.
II	A B C transition	Neolithic	4000- 3200 B.C.
III A	Archaic Middle Late	Calcolithic	3200- 2500 B.C.
III B-C-D		Bronze Age	2500- 1000 B.C.
IV	A B	Bronze-Iron Transition	1000- 850 B.C.
	C	Iron Age	850- 700 B.C.
	D E F	Iron Age	700- 16 B.C.
Post- camunian and Middle Ages		Roman and later	16 B.C. -