The international scientific magazine Science has echoed the discovery of Paleolithic engravings in the Cova de la Font Major, located in L’Espluga de Francolí (Tarragona). The publication highlights the research led by IPHES-CERCA researchers Míriam Salas-Altès and Josep Maria Vergès, previously published in the journal Antiquity.
Under the title "Hundreds of ancient engravings found in Spanish cave", science journalist Michael Price explains how hundreds of Paleolithic engravings, which had gone unnoticed for decades, were identified in 2019 within the cave.
The news, published in the In Focus section, emphasizes the documentation of 280 engravings using three-dimensional imaging techniques, including 55 animal representations. It is estimated that some of these artistic manifestations could be between 35,000 and 40,000 years old.
This information appears on page 710 of the print edition of Science, accompanied by a photograph of a horse engraving provided by IPHES-CERCA.
The international impact of the discovery is further strengthened by the fact that Nature magazine also dedicated an article to this same research on November 6, written by science journalist Chris Simms. The presence in these two prestigious publications underscores the interest generated by the Paleolithic art found and the international projection of IPHES-CERCA's research.
