Cueva de Ambrosio
The cave of Ambrosio ( Spanish Cueva de Ambrosio ) - not to be confused with caves of the same name near Beas de Segura, Jaén and Milano (in the New World) - is located in the Sierra de Maria-Los Vélez, near Vélez Blanco in Spain . It is the most important Paleolithic site in the far north of the province of Almería . In 1986 it was entered in the “Cultural Property of Special Interest” file.
The cave, which opens into a steep wall about 100 m high, is 38 m wide, 18 m high and 17 m deep. It is located in the valley of the Arroyo del Moral. The first written reports about the cave come from Henri Breuil . In his work: "Les subdivisions du paléolithique supérieur et leur signification", he publishes a notch tip from the cave that was made available to him by Federico dos Motos. Investigations of the cave have documented that its use began in the Paleolithic , continued during the Epipalaeolithic and during the Neolithic and Bronze Ages with the application of figurative art. took place at least sporadically.
The nearby Cueva de los Letreros ( German "Cave of Signs" ) was at least since 4000 BC. Used. Next appear under their figurative murals, goats and deer and the figure of the "magician". Under the name Indalo , it became the emblem of the province of Almería.
literature
- Manuel Carrilero Millán & Ángela Suárez Marquez: El territorio almeriense en la prehistoria. 1997
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Coordinates: 37 ° 50 ′ 2.9 " N , 2 ° 5 ′ 31.2" W.