UG-1 rock

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Object
Classification:	rock
Material:	limestone
Condition:	damaged
Date:	(geological)
Date derived from:	natural science
Site:	Unterammergau (Bayern, Germany)
Coordinates (approx.):	47° 36' 57.60" N, 11° 1' 37.20" E [from site]
Find date:	2009
Find circumstances:	by chance
Current location:	in situ
Inscriptions:	UG-1.1 (kusen) UG-1.2 (istane[?(?)) UG-1.3 (]?a?[) UG-1.4 (]ḳa?[)
Sources:	Mandl 2011: 124, fig. 124, fig. 125

Images

Bildstelle 1 on UG-1 rock with inscriptions UG-1.1 and UG-1.2.	Bildstelle 2 on UG-1 rock with inscriptions UG-1.3 and UG-1.4.	Detail of UG-1 rock – bottom centre with potential traces of inscriptions.	Detail of UG-1 rock – bottom right with potential traces of inscriptions.	UG-1 rock with marking of Bildstellen 1 (right) and 2 (left).
UG-1 rock with inscriptions UG-1.1, UG-1.2, UG-1.3 and UG-1.4.

Commentary

Rock with raetic inscriptions which date to the La Tène period.
The find place Unterammergau is located in the Ammergau Alps (Ammergebirge) 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.