Abstract
Riparo Dalmeri, a rock shelter located in the north-eastern part of Italy (Trentino) and dated back to 13,000 BP, has provided a wide assemblage of archaeological finds, including animal bones, fireplace remains and, particularly, painted limestone rocks. Some of the coatings and “paintworks” present on stone fragments were determined to be natural, while others were clearly man-made artefacts.
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The authors acknowledge the financial support of Provincia Autonoma of Trento through the MATIS project, and of the “Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali” of Trento.
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Belli, R. et al. (2011). Palaeolithic Paintings at Riparo Dalmeri, a Northern Italian Rock Shelter: Materials, Technologies, Techniques. In: Turbanti-Memmi, I. (eds) Proceedings of the 37th International Symposium on Archaeometry, 13th - 16th May 2008, Siena, Italy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14678-7_26
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