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Abrics de l'Apotecari

Abrics de l'Apotecari

Groups of small rock shelters of archaeological interest in Tarragona, declared Bé Cultural d'Interès Nacional (BCIN).

Tarragona • Tarragonès 4m

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Abrics de l'Apotecari

Groups of small rock shelters of archaeological interest in Tarragona, declared Bé Cultural d'Interès Nacional (BCIN).

Tarragona · Tarragonès

Length: 4 m

Updated record

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Main entrance reference 41.152243, 1.332998 UTM 31 · 360123 4556997
Topographic map of the main entrance
Main entrance · ICGC topographic map

Groups of small rock shelters of archaeological interest in Tarragona, declared Bé Cultural d'Interès Nacional (BCIN).

Characteristics

Location

By the N-340 road towards Tarragona, past the tower of the Scipios, we will take the first turning on the right. This is the local road TP-2039 which will take us to the village of Pinalbert; before entering the village we will turn right onto a road that leads to the field of the Costa Daurada golf club of Tarragona. Here we will take a dirt track that surrounds the facilities of this golf course. We will leave the car next to an electricity pylon, to go down along a path that leads to the summit of Sant Simplici; here we will turn left to climb, without a path, to the small hills, where the groups of rock shelters are very visible.

Map

Entrances

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  1. ABRICS I i II

    Elevation: 91 m

    41.152243, 1.332998
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 360123 4556997
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  2. ABRICS III i IV

    Elevation: 80 m

    41.152182, 1.331844
    UTM 31T (ETRS89) 360026 4556992
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Photos

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Description

Morphology

These are two groups of rock shelters, located on some small limestone hills, separated by about 100 m of distance.

Shelter I: maximum dimensions of 10 m in width, 4 m in depth and 4 m in height.

Shelter II: maximum dimensions, 11 m in width, 4 m in depth and 3 m in height.

Shelter III: maximum dimensions, 12 m in width, 4 m in depth and 4 m in height.

Shelter IV: maximum dimensions, 7 m in width, by 4 m in depth and 4 m in height.

Other details

Archaeological site declared Bé Cultural d'Interès Nacional (BCIN), in which rock paintings of the Levantine and schematic art styles were studied. Its chronological attribution, Levantine art, would range between the Epipalaeolithic and the early Neolithic, and the schematic up to the Bronze Age.

History

Known since time immemorial.

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Bibliography

  • Totes les dades, topografies i fotografies han estat extretes del web: geb.cat (del Grup d'Espeleologia de Badalona). Apunt del 17-12-2019. Dades: Josep Cuenca i F. Xavier Samarra (GEB)

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