Type de site:
Rock-Shelters
Lieu de location: Sierras de la Virgen del Castillo and Cordoneros
Ville: Chillón and Almadén
Commune: Chillón and Almadén (Ciudad Real)
Région: Castilla-La Mancha
Pays: Espagne
Site Web: http://www.turismocastillalamancha.es/patrimonio/arte-rupestre-esquematico-chillon-75264/descripcion/
Environnement naturel:
The mountain ranges of La Virgen and Cordoneros are no very high mountains composed of quartzites and covered by Mediterranean vegetation. They have a wide view over the great planes of La Mancha region where an extensive agriculture has been developed since Prehistoric times.
Eléments archéologiques du site:
The mountain ranges of La Mancha region (from Toledo Mountains to Albacete province, across the province of Ciudad Real) host a large number of rock-shelters with Schematic rock art. These decorates places are connected with open air settlements, where the first farmers and metallurgists of the region developed rich cultures, especially from the Chalcolithic to the end of the Bronze Age.