Abrigos rupestres de La Serreta de Cieza

LA SERRETA CAVE IN CIEZA

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Type of site:
Rock-Shelters

Place of location: Los Almádenes
Village/Town: Cieza
Municipality: Cieza (Murcia)
Region: Murcia
State: Spain
Telephone: 968 453 500
Website: https://www.regmurcia.com/servlet/s.Sl?sit=c,373,m,3491&r=ReP-15673-DETALLE_REPORTAJESPADRE
E-mail: oficina.turismo@cieza.es

Natural Environment:

The site is on Jumilla-Yecla Plateau, a plain 700m above sea level, with a few mountains, of which the largest is Monte Arabi.

Archaeological evidences in the site:

At Monte Arabi, as well as the rock-shelters of Cantos de la Visera and Cueva del Mediodía, there is the fortified settlement of El Arabilejo, dated in the Bronze Age (2nd millennium BC) and areas of rock engravings (cup-marks) associated with the settlement, forming a prehistoric complex of the first order within the context of the Spanish Levant.

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Opening Times:

Closed on Mondays

Booking and access:

Telephonic contact: + 34 968 79 09 01 (Monday to Friday, from 11 to 13h.

Nearby cultural destinations:

In Yecla, Church of San Francisco, Basilica of La Purisima, Main Square, Parish of the Assumption, Yecla Castle, Islamic town. Roman villa at Los Torrejones (4km).

Nearby natural destinations:

Yecla Steppe, Sierra de Salinas and Sierra del Serral.

Accommodations (Tourism Website):
https://www.turismoregiondemurcia.es/es/alojamientos?buscar=si&localidad=cieza&hoteles=si&hotel_apartamento=si&pensiones=si&campings=si&apartamentos=si&casas_rurales=si&hospederias_rurales=si&alojamientos_vacacionales=si&albergues=si
Restaurants (Tourism Website):
https://rutadelvinoyecla.com/en/

Age of the artistic representations:

The artistic representations found in La Serreta Cave in Cieza, Spain, are estimated to date back to the prehistoric period. However, providing an exact age for prehistoric rock art is often challenging due to the lack of organic materials suitable for radiocarbon dating and the complexity of archaeological stratigraphy. Instead, archaeologists typically rely on indirect dating methods and comparative analysis with dated artifacts from associated archaeological contexts.

General description of the destination:

Levantine Rock Art. Cantos de la Visera I: Over 30 representations of large herbivores, especially horses and bovines. Cantos de la Visera II: It contains more figures than the first site, as some 70 motifs include bovines, horses, deer and ibex. There are also schematic animals that appear to be associated with human figures. The paintings are of an outstanding quality and very realistic. They vary in size and in their shades of colour, between red and black.

History of the site:

La Serreta Cave is a remarkable archaeological site that offers visitors the opportunity to glimpse into the ancient past of the region through its prehistoric rock art and cultural heritage.

Museographic resources description:

Didactic panels in the rock-shelter.