Italy. Venetian Pre-Alps, Altopiano dei Sette Comuni. The Altar Knotto, prehistoric sacrificial altar of the Cimbri people.

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Italy. Venetian Pre-Alps, Altopiano dei Sette Comuni or Asiago plateau. The Altar Knotto, prehistoric sacrificial altar of the Cimbri people. Altar Knotto means in the ancient language of the Cimbri "stone altar". It is a massive Sphinx-shaped boulder with a flat rock board. Altar Knotto is located on the plateau of the Seven Communes near the village of Rotzo. On this pagan altar the ancient Nordic people of the Cimbri He performed sacrifices in honor of the spirits of the woods, mountains and springs.

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Size: 3872px × 2592px
Location: Altopiano dei Sette Comuni Veneto Italy
Photo credit: © Ferdinando Piezzi / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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