Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde
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h_raky
N 41° 01.821 W 007° 07.274
29T E 657938 N 4543826
The two Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley (Portugal) and Siega Verde (Spain), consisting of rocky cliffs carved by fluvial erosion and embedded in an isolated rural landscape, have been engraved over several millennia.
Waymark Code: WMAF5F
Location: Guarda, Portugal
Date Posted: 01/08/2011
Views: 10
?Hundreds of panels with thousands of animal figures (5,000 in Foz Côa and around 440 in Siega Verde) represent the most remarkable open-air ensemble of Palaeolithic art on the Iberian Peninsula. Foz Côa and Siega Verde provide the best illustration of the iconographic themes and organization of Palaeolithic rock art, which adopted the same modes in caves and in the open air, thus contributing to a greater understanding of this artistic phenomenon. Together they form a unique place of the prehistoric era, rich in material evidence of Upper Palaeolithic occupation.
as the area of the pictures is somewhat remote and difficult access aconcelho to contact the Archaeological Park of the Coa Valley Headquarters: Avenida Gago Coutinho, 19 A
5150-610 VILA NOVA DE FOZ COA
Tel: +351 279 768 260/1
Fax: +351 279 768 270
at coordinates N 40 ° W 007 ° 58,357 15,686
or
Reception Center Muxagata:
Tel: +351279764298
Reception Center Best Castle:
Tel: +35127971334
all they do guided tours in the following days and hours
Monday to Friday - Fair
Eight daily trips
Canada do Inferno: 10h / 14h
Robins Brook: 10h / 14h
Penascosa: 13h / 14h / 15h / 16h
Weekend
Ten day trips
Canada from Hell: 9h / 10h / 14h
Robins Brook: 11h / 14h
Penascosa: 13h / 13.45h / 14.30 / 15.15 / 16h
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