Abric del Barranc de Biern

Shelter with rock paintings in Vilanova de Prades, very shallow, with small paintings adapted to the concavities of the conglomerates.

Vilanova de Prades • Conca de Barberà 3m

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Shelter with rock paintings in Vilanova de Prades, very shallow, with small paintings adapted to the concavities of the conglomerates.

Vilanova de Prades · Conca de Barberà

Length: 3 m

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Topographic map of the main entrance — Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

Shelter with rock paintings in Vilanova de Prades, very shallow, with small paintings adapted to the concavities of the conglomerates.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Vilanova de Prades
Region: Conca de Barberà
Unit: Conca de Barberà
Length: 3 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Depressió Central
Lithology: Conglomerate
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: May 3, 2022

Location

We will find the paintings shelter of the abric del barranc de Biern on leaving the village of Vallclara; to the south we will pass beside the font Vella or de Sant Antoni, we will follow the marked and signposted itinerary with indicator posts, we will pass the pont Vell, we will continue to the molí and the balsa de Biern and from there we will take a track that climbs beside the ravine until we find the conglomerate promontory where the paintings are.

Entrances

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Barranc de Biern, Abric del
Elevation: 736 m
41.356601, 0.987671
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 331671 4580298
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Topographic

Abric del Barranc de Biern - Topography, Vilanova de Prades, Conca de Barberà

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Photos

Abric del Barranc de Biern - Photo, Vilanova de Prades, Conca de Barberà

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Description

Morphology

The shelter is very shallow. The paintings are small and adapt to the concavities left by the pebbles and the irregularities of the conglomerate wall.

History

The paintings of the rock art ensemble of the abric del barranc de Biern shelter were discovered by Jaume Ciurana i Llevadot and Núria Sales i Rovira, during an excursion on 4 August 2005.

Toponymy: Although the Nomenclàtor Oficial de Toponímia Major de Catalunya writes it Viern, experts such as Joan Coromines, Albert Manent or Ramon Pere, after studying the ancient documentation and hearing the pronunciation of the people of Vilanova de Prades, favour the spelling with B, Biern.

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Bibliography

Viñas, Ramon; Ciurana, Jaume (2004-2005).- “Un nou conjunt amb pintures rupestres al barranc de Biern (Vilanova de Prades, Conca de Barberà, Tarragona). Primeres observacions astronòmiques” Quaderns de Prehistòria i Arqueologia de Castelló (24): 79-90

Altres dades, coordenades i fotografies extretes del web: geb.cat (del Grup d'Espeleologia de Badalona). Apunt del 20-9-2021. Dades: Josep Cuenca i Xavier Samarra (GEB)