ARCHAEOLOGICAL AREA OF SIEGA VERDE

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Type de site:
Open-air Site

Lieu de location: Siega Verde
Ville: Villar de Argañán / Villar de la Yegua / Castillejo de Martín Viejo
Commune: Villar de Argañán / Villar de la Yegua / Castillejo de Martín Viejo (Salamanca)
Région: Castilla y León
Pays: Espagne
Site Web: http://www.siegaverde.es/

Environnement naturel:

This unique archaeological site is on the banks of the Águeda River, 15km downriver of the town of Ciudad Rodrigo, near a bridge and old water mill, at the last ford across the river before it enters Las Arribes. Pools of water exist even in the driest weather, doubtlessly making it a special place, chosen in Prehistory as a crossing place where the animals that came to drink could be observed.

Eléments archéologiques du site:

Siega Verde is the most important open-air Palaeolithic site in the region of Castilla-Leon, and together with the nearby Portuguese site of Foz Coa, the most outstanding open-air site in the Iberian Peninsula.

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Horaires d'ouverture:

www.siegaverde.es/index.php/horario-y-tarifas

Réservation et accès:

Advance bookings: Tel: + 34 923 480 198 / + 34 653 781 071 – E-mail: visitas@siegaverde.es – Website: www.siegaverde.es

Destinations culturelles proches:

Historical town of Ciudad Rodrigo (18 km). Historical town of San Felices del los Gallegos (25 km). Royal Fort of la Concepción. Aldea del Obispo (15 km). Fortified town of Almeida (Portugal) (25 km).

Destinations naturelles proches:

Los Arribes International Natural Park (50 km). River Águeda in Ciudad Rodrigo (18 km). El Rebollar Natural Area (50 km). Las Hurdes (Cáceres) (60 km). Sierra de Francia (60 km).

Hébergement (Web du tourisme):
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Restaurants (Web du tourisme):
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Chronologie des représentations rupestres:

Upper Palaeolithic (Gravetian, Solutrean, Magdalenian)

Description générale de la destination:

This large group of animal figures were engraved on outcrops of schist on the left bank of the River Águeda, using techniques of fine engraving and pecking. Several animals are depicted, above all large ungulates (aurochs, horses, ibex and deer). They are generally in small groups of between 2 and 6 figures, forming large or medium-sized panels. However, isolated figures are also frequent, on small rock outcrops.

Histoire du site:

The first examples of rock art were discovered in 1988 by M. Santonja and R. Pérez, while making the Archaeological Inventory of the Province of Salamanca. They have been studied by a large team under the supervision of R. de Balbín Berhman.

Description des ressources du musée:

A single-storey building partly excavated in the bedrock holds a reception centre with information about the site, audiovisual presentations, an area for educational activities, a shop and administration services.