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Hundreds of cave drawings dating back to Bronze Age found in cave in Spain

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Hundreds of cave drawings dating back to the Bronze Age have been found in a cave in northeastern Spain.

The statement and images from the Catalan Institute of Human Palaeoecology and Social Evolution (IPHES) were obtained on March 17, saying that the engravings were discovered in the "Cova de la Vila” cave near the village of La Febro, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, in north-eastern Spain.

The statement also said the cave contains an eight-meter panel made up of five layers containing hundreds of drawings.

The IPHES said (in English): "[The] Cova de la Vida cave (La Febro, Catalonia, Spain) contains an 8-meter long panel composed of 5 different layers with hundreds of post-paleolithic engravings. This composition is one of the most significant and well-preserved post-paleolithic ensembles from the Mediterranean Arc." They explained that the images, according to experts, date back between 3,000 and 5,000 years. The statement said: "According to specialist Ramon Vinas (IPHES-CERCA) this mural represents the cosmovision of first farmer societies during the chalcolithic-bronze age (i.e. 5000 to 3000 years ago). The engravings were discovered on 13th May 2021 by a group of three speleologists and have been preliminarily studied by archaeologists and paleontologists from the IPHES-CERCA research center (Tarragona). Due to its exceptionality and singularity, Cova de la Vila has been given the distinction of 'Be Cultural d’Interès Nacional (BCIN)', i.e. a national monument worth preserving." (sic)

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