Type of site:
Rock-Shelters
Place of location: Canyons of the Rio Martin
Village/Town: Alacón, Albalate del Arzobispo, Alcaine, Ariño, Montalbán and the village of Peñasrroyas, Obón y Oliete.
Municipality: Alacón, Albalate del Arzobispo, Alcaine, Ariño, Montalbán and the village of Peñasrroyas, Obón, Oliete and Torre de las Arcas. (Teruel )
Region: Aragón
State: Spain
Telephone: (+34) 978 817 042
Website: http://www.patrimonioculturaldearagon.es/parque-cultural-del-rio-martin
E-mail: admon@parqueriomartin.com
Natural Environment:
Rio Martin Cultural Park is in the northeast of the Province of Teruel, in the Aragonese branch of the Iberian Cordillera, in the middle course of the River Martin. The incision of the river and its tributaries into the mountains in a southwest-northeast direction has shaped a landscape formed by steep canyons cutting through the Cordillera, whose structures, folded in a northwest-southeast direction provided the natural geological section in which the tectonic structure and its geological formations can be observed. To the south of the Park is the limestone massif of La Muela (Montalbán), 1295m high. At its base, various tributaries of the River Martin meet, whose source is in the foothills of the Sierra de San Just.
Archaeological evidences in the site:
Rio Martin has one of the greatest concentrations of prehistoric rock art sites in Spain, with about forty decorated rock-shelters, and a modern Visitors’ Centre in Ariño. The archaeological visit to the Park should start at the Centre, where the visitors will receive all the necessary information to be able to understand what they see later at the rock-shelters. They will also be advised about how they can organize their tour around the sites.