Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Western Terrace
Chalcolithic-Bronze Age (3000-1500 BCE)·Iberian Schematic·🇪🇸 Andalusia, Jaen, Spain
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About Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Western Terrace
Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Western Terrace 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 enclosure 6 × 6 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.7581N -3.7797E 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
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment hypothesis
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 — Western Terrace main structure
c. 881 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Western Terrace
1988–2012
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.7581° N · 3.7797° W · 929 m · 4 mapped features
Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Western Terrace — Main Rock-Art Feature
hydraulicPrimary hydraulic at Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Western Terrace — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
37.7587° N · 3.7782° WCueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure
necropolisAncillary necropolis at Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Western Terrace — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
37.7597° N · 3.7802° WCueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel
templeOutlier temple panel linked to Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape
37.7592° N · 3.7781° WCueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Western Terrace — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
chamberHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Cueva del Romeral Rock Art Shelter West — Western Terrace with plastered basin
37.7581° N · 3.7816° W