Cup-and-ring stones

  • Rock
Elevation : 1600m
1942 Le Levron
Mysteriously carved stones that ignite the collective imagination
Less than one hundred thousand years ago, the glaciers of the Upper Val de Bagnes transported massive rocks such as gneiss and prasinite. Known as erratics, these large stones shape the landscape we see today. Some of these rocks have human-made depressions etched into the upper surface. These are called cup-and-ring stones. Their significance and purpose have been interpreted in many ways and are difficult to verify today. Do they serve a symbolic, cultural or perhaps even domestic purpose?...

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Cup-and-ring stones
Elevation : 1600m
1942 Le Levron

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  • French
Updated on 03 November 2023 at 10:03
by Verbier Tourisme
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