Cova del Ramat

Small cave with rock paintings in Tivissa, known as the Cova del Ramat, within the coves de la Vilella.

Tivissa • Ribera d'Ebre 8m

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Cova del Ramat

Small cave with rock paintings in Tivissa, known as the Cova del Ramat, within the coves de la Vilella.

Tivissa · Ribera d'Ebre

Length: 8 m

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Small cave with rock paintings in Tivissa, known as the Cova del Ramat, within the coves de la Vilella.

Characteristics

Type: Cave
Municipality: Tivissa
Region: Ribera d'Ebre
Unit: Muntanyes de Vandellós - Tivissa
Length: 8 meters
Depth: 0 meters
Major Unit: Serralada Prelitoral
Lithology: Limestone
Updated on EspeleoÍndex: May 15, 2016

Location

From Tivissa we will follow the paved track that passes through Sant Blai, until we reach the coll del Ventall; from here we will follow the camí del Perelló until we reach a signpost (ETRS89 X:306545; Y:4543609). We take a track that leads to an AA.TT. tower. Before reaching it, however, we leave it to take a small poorly marked path indicated by a sign that leads us through a small ravine to the Partida de Vilella. We arrive at a small esplanade where there are explanatory signs for the 3 coves de Vilella.

The Cova del Ramat is located practically in front of the font Vilella itself, from which it is perfectly visible, at a height of about 20 m and on the right bank of the ravine. The shelter is protected by a metal grille.

Entrances

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Cova del Ramat
Elevation: 269 m
41.015094, 0.698912
UTM 31T (ETRS89) 306511 4542983
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Topographic

Cova del Ramat - Topography, Tivissa, Ribera d'Ebre

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Description

Morphology

The Cova del Ramat is actually a shelter about 15 metres long, 6 m maximum height and about 8 m deep. At the right end of this shelter there is a small concavity, about 3 m from the ground. The dimensions are 2 m high by 2.5 m deep and long. The paintings are located precisely in this concavity, oriented to the N-NE, exactly on its right wall.

Other details

The frieze represents a herd in movement made up of 11 figures: 10 caprids, 9 of them with large curved horns and another that seems to correspond to a young animal, and remains of pigment. The style is clearly naturalistic, presenting, however, different degrees of stylization. The colour of all the pictographs is predominantly chestnut with different reddish tones.

History

In September 1921 the rock paintings of the Cova del Pi were discovered by Mr. Poch. A month later, a commission headed by professor Hernández-Pacheco and the discoverer himself, Mr. Poch, went there from Madrid to draw them and take all the data of their location. In November of the same year, the Institut d'Estudis Catalans (IEC) learned of the discovery and sent Mr. Colominas who, together with Mr. Lluís Brull, went to see the discovered paintings and discovered four more, two of which are the paintings of the Cova del Ramat and the Cova del Cingle. The group of these three cavities is known as the coves de la Vilella.

Catalogued as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage in 1998.

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Bibliography

Bosch Gimpera, P., Colominas, JM. (1921-1926): “Pintures i gravats rupestres”, Arqueologia I, Història de l’art. (Annuari IEC VII):1-26. Barcelona.

Tivissaalaxarxa.blogspot.com.es posts dels dies 11/4 i 8/5 de 2008. Textos de Carles Torné i Micola.
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Institut Català d'Història Natural. http://ichn.iec.cat