Location Spain Criteria iii Province Province of Valencia | Type Cultural Reference 874 UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription 1998 | |
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UNESCO region Europe and North America Address 46825 Bicorp, Valencia, Spain Similar Gola de Lucino, Rock art of the Iberian Mediterra, Grotta delle Felci, Abrigo del Pez, La Marche | ||
The Cuevas de la Araña (known in English as the Araña Caves or the Spider Caves) are a group of caves in the municipality of Bicorp in Valencia, eastern Spain. The caves are in the valley of the river Escalona and were used by prehistoric people who left rock art. They are known for painted images of a bow and arrow goat hunt and for a scene depicting a human figure.
The dating of such art is controversial, but the famous honey-gathering painting is believed to be epipaleolithic and is estimated to be around 8000 years old.
The caves were discovered in the early twentieth century by a local teacher, Jaime Garí i Poch. They are included in the World Heritage Site Rock art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin.
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