Racó de Nando VII

(7000 ac - 4500 ac)

Several groups of paintings are preserved in Racó de Nando rock art site. The best-known one is shelter VII, where paintings are better preserved. A group of strange animals, that have been interpreted as horses, but they look close to wild boars as well, are hounded by two running archers that are aiming their arrows and bows to them. Two tiny archers can be seen to the right hand of the bigger archer. This scene could be bigger according to the pigment remains all over the panel.

Visit Plan

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How to Arrive

N/A

Visitable

Difficulty

Hard

Discoverer

Chocomeli, 1935

Locality

Benassal

Province

Castellón

Orientation

Altitude

730 m

Style

Levantino (naturalist)

Number of Panels

Number of Figures

Dimensions

3m x 2m

Geology

Calcareous. Bioclastic limestones of Upper Cretacic. Cenomanian facies.

Related to

Racó de Nando IV, Racó de Nando II

Title: 3D model of Racó de Nando, shelter VII
Technique: Photogrammetry
Description:
Photogrammetric 3D model of shelter VII of Racó de Nando that is well-known by a hunting scene.

Title: Gigapixel image of shelter VII of Racó de Nando, real color.
Technique: Gigapixel panoramic imaging
Description:
The main scene of this shelter includes the best preserved figures of Racó de Nando assemblage. This is a hunting scene of Levantine style in which to archers, maybe three attack to four quadrupeds, maybe horses, although the morphology of some of them resembles to wild boars too. A long and thin line was painted under the animals, maybe depicting the ground where the action is taking place. Remains of other figures, including a small archer, are located in the right hand area.

Title: Gigapixel image of shelter VII of Racó de Nando, false color.
Technique: Image analysis
Description:
Gigapixel image of the panel of shelter VII of Racó de Nando, enhanced by DStretch software to improve visibility of paintings.