UG-3 rock
From Thesaurus Inscriptionum Raeticarum
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| Classification: | rock |
| Material: | limestone |
| Condition: | damaged |
| Date: | (geological) |
| Date derived from: | natural science |
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| 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 |
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| Sources: | Mandl 2011: |
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. |
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