Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West
Chalcolithic-Bronze Age (3000-1500 BCE)·Iberian Schematic·🇪🇸 Andalusia, Jaen, Spain
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About Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West
Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West in Andalusia, Jaen, Spain is a Chalcolithic-Bronze Age (3000-1500 BCE) rock art attributed to Iberian Schematic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal platform 8 × 3 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.7744N -3.8020E controls access to Andalusia, Jaen resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey rock-art for Andalusia, Jaen, illustrating Iberian Schematic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Scale of population vs agricultural catchment
- 02Ritual vs domestic use
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2200 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic-Bronze Age (3000-1500 BCE)
- Culture
- Iberian Schematic
- Purpose
- Rock art shelter and aggregation locus
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2200 BCE
Initial construction of Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West main structure
c. 1178 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West
1987–2022
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.7744° N · 3.8020° W · 914 m · 3 mapped features
Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Main Rock-Art Feature
dromosPrimary dromos at Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — burial gallery with stratified deposits
37.7746° N · 3.8019° WCueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Secondary Enclosure
structureAncillary structure at Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
37.7726° N · 3.8023° WCueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Outlier Rock Art Panel
enclosureOutlier enclosure panel linked to Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West ceremonial landscape
37.7760° N · 3.8004° W