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The 1783 rock art discovery

Curiosity · Fuencaliente, Sierra Morena, Ciudad Real

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In 1783 Francisco José López de Cárdenas, parish priest of Montoro, reported the paintings of Peña Escrita and La Batanera, considered the first documented record of rock art in the history of archaeological research.

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