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Locality: |
Alconchel (Badajoz) |
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Region: |
Extremadura |
Area: |
Guadiana River (Molino Manzanez) |
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Environment & Surface |
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Open-air
Shelter
Cave
Portable
Megalithic
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Geography: |
RockCarving zone of Cheles is located between Molino Manzanez area (Manzanez Mill) to Friegamuñoz Stream through the left bank of the river Guadiana. This area is affected by seasonal floodings of the river. Characteristic vegatation is mediterranean meadow. Traditional use of the land it's been the shepherding, the hunt and the fishing. |
Proximity: |
We arrive to the riverside where the engravings are located throught a path which runs 4 kms. from Cheles -the nearest locality to the rupestrian group- to the Guadiana. In the riverside we find a mill named " Molino de Manzánez" which is a common public area.The rock is placed about 1 km to the south following the river from the mill, and it´s located in a commonly flooding area. |
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Geology: |
Slate |
Surface: |
Smooth and greyish surface facing 320º NW. |
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Dimensions:
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Length 2.50 m.
Width 4.24 m.
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Art |
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Description: |
Engravings
Paintings
Painted engravings
High or low-relief
Sculpture
The most abundant type of figures we can find in this rock is the circle. Circles are from 3.5 cm to 12.5 cm diameter, and from 0.3 cm to 1.5 cm thick. One of them is pecked in its inner part and some others are made with discontinous peckeds. In some cases, they appear incomplete, damaged by fissures and chips.
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Figures: |
total number 21
19 circles, 1 vertical line, 1 curvilinear.
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Chronology: |
Palaeolithic
Epipalaeolithic - Mesolithic
Neolithic
Copper Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Roman
Middle Age
Modern
Unknown
8.000 -4.000 BP
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Notes: |
EUROPREART DB Cheles records are just a little sample in short of the hole documentation of the site. All the documentation is registered in our own DB, and you can ask for more information at the e.mail adress barbaon@terra.com. |
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Conservation |
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Status: |
Public
Private
Park
Classified site
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Risk: |
The rock is washed off by water, polished and damaged by fissures. Originally the engraved surface was partially covered by lichen and sediments, wich were removed when discovered. Nowadays, it´s principal risck is the construction of a dam - Alqueva´s dam - wich will flood the whole area. |
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Conservation: |
Good
Quite good
Mediocre
Bad
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Intervention: |
Guadiana Valley carvings have had three campaigns of field work along year 2001 -5 months- for the whole documentation of the 573 rocks found in the site. All records are now in proccess of study for at least 4 months, that will come to a joint exhaustive publication with the ones recorded in portuguese river side. There are also incoming works consisting in the reproduction of a number of rocks in plastic materials for forecoming studies and real reproduction if posible in the future. |
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| Record n. 94 / 807 |
No commercial use is allowed. Specific © is mentioned in the captions or owned by each Author or Institution |
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EuroPreArt, European Prehistoric Art, is a web-based archaeological project funded by the European Union which aims to establish a lasting data-base of European prehistoric art documentation, to launch the base of an European institutional network and to contribute to the awareness of the diversity and richness of European Prehistoric Art.
It is proposed by: Instituto Politécnico de Tomar (IPT, Portugal),
CUEBC - European University Centre for Cultural Heritage (Italy - Europe),
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España),
Asociación Cultural Colectivo Barbaón (España),
Université de Liège (Belgique),
Gotland University College (Sverige),
University College Dublin (Eire),
Cooperativa Archeologica Le Orme dell'Uomo (Italia),
Study Centre and Museum of Prehistoric Art of
Pinerolo (Italia),
The European Centre for Prehistoric Research in the Alto Ribatejo (Portugal),
ArqueoJovem - a youth NGO (Portugal).
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