Cova Alta del Lledoner
(6000 ac - 4000 ac)There are several Levantine hunting scenes, an isolated stag, and a lot of painting remains. The main part of the shelter preserves a hunting scene in which four archers stalk a herd of two male wild goats. Meanwhile, a group of other hunters wait for their reaction in the opposite side of the scene. In the left area of the shelter there are a human figure wounded with arrows in his legs and head, while it is still running towards the right. This shelter is seriously weathered, so figures can be hardly seen.
Visit Plan
This shelter is not open to public because of its hard access and poor preservation of paintings.
How to Arrive
N/A
Visitable
No
Difficulty
Hard
Discoverer
L. del Arco, 1917
Locality
Province
Orientation
Southwest
Altitude
380 m
Style
Number of Panels
2
Number of Figures
18
Dimensions
12m x 2m
Geology
Limestone. Oomicrites, marls and biopelsparites of Lower Cretacic. Hauterivian and Upper Barremian facies.
Graphic documentation
Technique: Gigapixel panoramic imaging
Description:
Panoramic view of the area where Cova Alta del Lledoner is located, shot from El Puntal. Here can be distinguished, in addition to Cova Alta del Lledoner, Cova dels Melons next to the limit of Valltorta Gorge, and Mas d'en Josep.
Technique: Gigapixel panoramic imaging
Description:
Panoramic view over a bend of La Valltorta Gorge from Cova Alta del Lledoner. In the upper right part of the image can be distinguished Mas d'en Josep. In the upper left is located Coves de la Saltadora. On the other side of the ravine can be seen Cova Gran del Puntal. There are Levantine paintings in all of them.
Technique: Photogrammetry
Description:
Photogrammetric 3D model of the entire site of Cova Alta del Lledoner.
Technique: Photogrammetry
Description:
Photogrammetric detail 3D model of right hand area of Cova Alta del Lledoner.
Technique: Photogrammetry
Description:
Photogrammetric detail 3D model of left hand area of Cova Alta del Lledoner.
Technique: Gigapixel panoramic imaging
Description:
The left half of Cova Alta del Lledoner preserves some disperse pictographs of Levantine style. There are some remarkable figures like a blackish deer (not included in this picture), a wounded archer, a sitting woman, and an animal. All these paintings are very weathered, affected by many conservation problems.
Technique: Gigapixel panoramic imaging
Description:
The right half of this shelter preserves an interesting hunting scene typical of Levantine art. Here, a numerous group of small size archers, at least seven, are surrounding and firing their bows towards two goats located in the central part of the group. Many of these pictographs were vandalised, so their identification is really hard.
Technique: Image analysis
Description:
Gigapixel image from left part of Cova Alta del Lledoner, enhanced by DStretch software to improve visibility of paintings.
Technique: Image analysis
Description:
Gigapixel image from right hand area of Cova Alta del Lledoner, enhanced by DStretch software to improve visibility of paintings.