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Rock ArtSite Name: Raul de Monteclaro (Dominican Rep)Country: Caribbean Islands Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Cotuà Nearest Village: Monte Claro
Latitude: 19.060000N Longitude: 70.15W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Rock Art in Sánchez RamÃrez Province, Dominican Republic.A cave with sixty-one petroglyphs and two rare bas-relief sculptures. Raul Fernandez, who lives nearby, discovered the art. According to Spanish archaeologist Adolfo Lopez, the rock art may be 5,000 years old.
Lopez described one bas-relief as, "a figure sitting in a fetal position, which gives the idea that it is dedicated to fertility".
Note on location given: Monte Claro appears to be a vicinity, perhaps a township, in Sánchez RamÃrez Province. The capital is CotuÃ, which is the assigned location of the site listing. When better information is available the site listing will be updated.
Note: Prehistoric cave paintings found in Dominican Republic. See comment.
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