Prehistoric Rock-Art Site of Pala Pinta
| Prehistoric Rock-Art Site of Pala Pinta (Abrigo rupestre da Pala Pinta) | |
| Prehistoric art (Arte Rupestre) | |
| Official name: Abrigo rupestre da Pala Pinta | |
| Country |  Portugal |
|---|---|
| Region | Norte |
| Sub-region | Douro |
| District | Vila Real |
| Municipality | Alijó |
| Location | Carlão e Amieiro |
| Architects | unknown |
| Style | Prehistoric |
| Material | Granite |
| Discovered | 20th century |
| - Earliest | 3000 BCE |
| Owner | Portuguese Republic |
| For public | Private |
| Visitation | Closed |
| Easiest access | Carlão, from the municipal road until Franzilhal |
| Management | Instituto Gestão do Patrimonio Arquitectónico e Arqueológico |
| Status | 'Site of Public Interest Sítio de Interesse Público |
| Listing | Dispatch 104/2014, Diário da República, Série 2, 30, 12 January 2014 |
The Prehistoric Rock-Art Site Pala Pinta (Portuguese: Abrigo rupestre da Pala Pinta) is a Paleolithic-era rock-art site, recognized for cave paintings in the Portuguese municipality of Alijó, in the civil parish of Carlão e Amieiro.[1]
History
The cave was occupied during the 3rd millennium, and the rock art paintings were likely created during this period.[2][3][4]
After its discovery, on 30 December 1985, there was a move by the Serviço Regional de Arqueologia da Zona Norte (North Zone Regional Archaeological Service) to have the site classified for protection.[2][3] There was a positive reaction on 21 April 1986 to the endeavour by the Consultative Council of IPPC. Further initiatives were undertaken on 7 May by the Secretária de Estado da Cultura (Secretary-of-State for Culture) to classify the archaeological site as a National Monument.[2] Although this was never promulgated, on 18 July 2006, the area was defined as a Zona Especial de Classificação (Special Classification Zone) by the DRPorto.[2]
Architecture
It was situated in a isolated, rural area in the middle of the hilltop facing the east.[2][3]
The site includes rock-art paintings over granite surface, covering an area of 12 metres (39 ft) long and 2.50 metres (8.2 ft) high.[2][3] There roughly two vertical panels, caused by fractures in the cave/clifftop, consisting of monochromatic paintings in ochre of radial imagery (likely sun or stars), points and anthropomorophic representations of figures.[2][3]
References
Notes
- ↑ "Abrigo rupestre da Pala Pinta". igespar.pt (in Portuguese). Instituto de Gestão do Património Arquitectónico e Arqueológico. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sereno, Isabel; Teixeira, Ricardo (1993). SIPA, ed. "Abrigo rupestre da Pala Pinta (IPA.00005708/PT011701030007)" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA–Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Martins, A. (2011). IGESPAR, ed. "Abrigo rupestre da Pala Pinta" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: IGESPAR-Instituto de Gestão do Património Arquitectónico e Arqueológico. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ↑ Sousa (1989)
Sources
- Mesquita, Horácio de; Correia, Virgílio (1922), "Arte rupestre em Portugal - A Pala Pinta", Terra Portuguesa (in Portuguese) (4), Lisbon, Portugal, pp. 145–147
- Junior, Joaquim Rodrigues dos Santos (1933), "O abrigo pré-histórico da Pala Pinta", Trabalhos de Antropologia e Etnologia (in Portuguese) (6 (1)), Porto, Portugal, pp. 33–43
- Sousa, Orlando (1989), "O Abrigo de Arte Rupestre da Pala Pinta - Alijó", Trabalhos de Antropologia e Etnologia (in Portuguese) (29 (1-4)), Porto, Portugal, pp. 191–198