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Cave of els Rossegadors

La Pobla de Benifassà, El Baix Maestrat, Castellón

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Cave of els Rossegadors

Nature · La Pobla de Benifassà, El Baix Maestrat, Castellón

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The rock shelter, with Levantine rock art, is located near the Ulldecona reservoir, on the left bank of the río Cenia, in a bend just after the point where the reservoir's dam stands. It is at 460 metres above sea level, facing east-southeast, and measures 29 metres long, 3 high and 1.60 deep. At its foot a natural spring rises, the Font dels Rossegadors, and it overlooks a narrowing of the river now closed off by the dam, a location that offered its ancient occupants strategic advantages for hunting as well as a nearby water source.

Photo: DagafeSQV (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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