Art rupestre
La Volta Espessa
Terme municipal
Vilafranca (Els Ports, Castelló)
Altres denominacions
La Voltassa
Informació
El jaciment va ser descobert al novembre de 2013 pel nostre equip d’investigació, dirigit per Inés Domingo (ICREA-UB) i Dídac Roman (UJI/Pre-EINA). La seua ubicació es va mantindre en secret fins que en 2017 es va poder realitzar un tancament preventiu que garanteix la seua protecció.
La balma es troba en una cinglera d’uns 200 m de longitud en el meandre que dóna nom al jaciment. Les pintures es troben en una zona d’uns 20 m de llarg, i presenten diversos estats de conservació.
Entre la vintena de figures conservades destaca la presència de bòvids de gran grandària (uns 40 cm de longitud), arquers, cabres i cérvols.
La troballa està en procés de publicació.
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