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Pondra
cave is located in the hillside where Arco and Venta Laperra
caves get open. It is a cave of large dimensions, it was
used by sheperds during years and it is still being used
to shelter the cattle. It can be accessed through a
gallery that after 70 meters raises and continues for 20
more meters, to die in a quite wide and short room. In
the cavern, several animal figureshave been found: 2
engraved horses, 1 horse
head in a yellowish brown
line, 2 hinds in red even tint and 1 deer in linear
trace and red inkpaded, as well as some loose lines. The
employed techniques are linear trace, with the inkpad,
and the engraving. The date of its performance could be
located between 19.000 and 15.000 before the present. |
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