It was Paolo Baretti who came across the boulder, near what is today the Bodio lido. Since then it has been moved several times before coming to rest at the entrance to the NeoBodio Museum. Two kinds of carving have been identified on its surface: a cup mark, near the top of the rock where its two faces meet, and, on the sloping side, a circular figure most likely representing a disc. The carvings were made by direct percussion, probably with a stone tool. Because the boulder was moved repeatedly and no longer sits in its original context, the exact position and orientation of the decorations cannot be established.
Where are the boulders?
We won't reveal where the erratics are — finding them is up to you! Switch on our orienteering kit and start the search!
The enhancement project
The Erratic Boulders Trail is funded under measure M1C3 I 2.1 of the NRRP (Italy's National Recovery and Resilience Plan), with resources made available by the European Union as part of the same programme that includes the building of the NeoBodio Museum and the upgrading of the Besano Fossil Museum. The aim of the project is to create a trail through history and nature, leading to the discovery of these ancient remains.
The NeoBodio Museum of Bodio Lomnago
In the NeoBodio Museum will open in Bodio Lomnago, on the shores of Lake Varese: major archaeological finds recovered from the lakebed, a reconstruction of a pile-dwelling hut, and an immersive room screening never-before-seen footage of the pile-dwelling sites beneath the lakes of the Varese area.
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