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<< Image Pages >> Cuevas de la Arana - Cave or Rock Shelter in Spain in Comunidad Valenciana

Submitted by durhamnature on Wednesday, 14 November 2012  Page Views: 5891

Natural PlacesSite Name: Cuevas de la Arana Alternative Name: Spider Caves
Country: Spain Region: Comunidad Valenciana Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Valencia  Nearest Village: Bicorp
Latitude: 39.110000N  Longitude: 0.864167W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Cuevas de la Arana
Cuevas de la Arana submitted by durhamnature : Hind, stag and goat, from "Art of the Stone Age..." via archive.org Site in Comunidad Valenciana Spain (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cave or Rock Shelter in Comunidad Valenciana

One of the caves included in the Spanish Caves World Heritage Site, which covers most of the caves with prehistoric cave art. Many are open to the public.
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Cuevas de la Arana submitted by durhamnature : Close-up of the honey gatherer, probably a woman, via archive.org Site in Comunidad Valenciana Spain (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Cuevas de la Arana
Cuevas de la Arana submitted by durhamnature : Honey Gatherers, climbing up to a hive. You have to look closely. The bees are hopefully not to scale!. From "Art of the Stone Age" via archive.org Site in Comunidad Valenciana Spain (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Cuevas de la Arana
Cuevas de la Arana submitted by durhamnature : "The Lassoo Thrower", painted in red, from "Art of the Stone Age..." via archive.org Site in Comunidad Valenciana Spain (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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