Post-palaeolithic rock art south of the AlpsThe site
Riparo di Sant'Onofrio is a limestone rock shelter located very close to the medieval hermitage of Sant'Onofrio al Morrone.
The rock art
Paintings were discovered by E. De Pompeis in May 1990. They consists of 8 figures in red colour.
Bibliography
1993
Pitture rupestri in Abruzzo, nuove segnalazioni Journal Article
In: Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali, vol. Serie A, iss. 100, pp. 65-83, 1993.
Paintings
8 in red color
Engravings
none
Rock shelter dimensions
11m lenght, 3m depth, 5m height
Orientation
South
Altitude
650m
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