Cueva del Tajo de las Figuras
The Cueva del Tajo de las Figuras is located in Benalup-Casas Viejas at the eastern end of the Celemín reservoir, in the province of Cádiz , in Spain . It belongs to the group of caves with rock paintings , the southern art ( Spanish Arte Sureño ), which is located in southern Andalusia .
In 1913, Juan Cabré (1882–1947) and Eduardo Hernández-Pacheco y Estevan (1872–1965) began studying rock art in the region. The cave is characterized by a variety of cave paintings, especially depictions of people, birds and four-legged friends. Most of the figures are from the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods . In 1924, the Cueva del Tajo de las Figuras was declared a Monumento Arquitectónico Artístico rupestre.
Among the figures, the representations of locally extinct birds such as the bald ibis (Ibis eremita) are said to have been recognized, although the accuracy does not allow identification at this level.
For decades, the walls of the cave have been wetted with water in order to better show the paintings to tourists. As a result of this practice, a layer of lime was deposited on them. In early 2005, restoration work was carried out devoted to cleaning and consolidation. Since 2008 the cave can no longer be visited due to the deterioration of the conditions.
See also
literature
- Michael Blech u. a .: Hispania antiqua. Monuments of the early days . Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 2001, ISBN 3-8053-2804-4
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rock art on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, known locally as Southern Art, refers to rock art that mainly exists in the provinces of Cádiz and Malaga.
Coordinates: 36 ° 19 ′ 0.8 ″ N , 5 ° 44 ′ 3.8 ″ W.