AK-1 rock
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Proper name: | Station 1, Mandlfelsen |
Classification: | rock |
Material: | limestone |
Condition: | damaged |
Date: | (geological) |
Date derived from: | natural science |
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Site: | Achenkirch (Tirol, Austria) |
Coordinates (approx.): | 47° 33' 28.76" N, 11° 47' 39.08" E |
Find date: | summer 2010 |
Find circumstances: | by chance |
Current location: | in situ |
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Sources: | Mandl 2011: 126–129, fig. 136 |
Images
AK-1 rock western wall.
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AK-1 rock structure from motion image.
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AK-1 rock structure from motion image with marking of Bildstellen 1–5 (left to right) and tracing of inscriptions.
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Tracing of inscriptions on AK-1 rock.
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Commentary
Large lintel block.
On the south side of the rock a source. The north west rock face overhanging and therefore protection from weather.
On the northwest side about 17 raetic inscriptions (cp. ....) which date to the La Tène period. On the northeast side also various scratchings which date to modern times.
The find place is located in the Achensee region which is part of the Northern Limestone Alps. This mountain range is made of lighter and more porous rock at which the major component is limestone. Additionally dolomite, marl, sandstone or comparable components appear.
Bibliography
Mandl 2011 | Franz Mandl, Felsbilder. Österreich – Bayern: Nördliche Kalkalpen [= Anisa – Verein für alpine Forschung 4], Haus im Ennstal: 2011. |
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