Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Northern Annex
Chalcolithic-Bronze Age (3000-1500 BCE)·Iberian Schematic·🇪🇸 Andalusia, Jaen, Spain
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About Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Northern Annex
Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Northern Annex 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 7 × 5 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.7526N -3.7923E 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
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
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 — Northern Annex main structure
c. 951 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Northern Annex
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.7526° N · 3.7923° W · 907 m · 4 mapped features
Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Northern Annex — Main Rock-Art Feature
structurePrimary structure at Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Northern Annex — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
37.7522° N · 3.7937° WCueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Northern Annex — Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure at Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Northern Annex — burial gallery with stratified deposits
37.7510° N · 3.7935° WCueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier rock_art panel linked to Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape
37.7512° N · 3.7905° WCueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Northern Annex — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Northern Annex with plastered basin
37.7526° N · 3.7927° W