Roc de la Femnas
With a cluster of dolmens on the plateau above this cliff ledge, and similarities with other rock art sites dated to the Neolithic, for example the Dolmen de la Creu de la Llosa some 200km south; and with cup and canal profiles of the type associated with the impact of stone tools, this site is dated to within the neolithic range. The engravings are as deep as a site such as the 'Inscultures de les Creus de Planelles' which probably indicated that it held its meaning over many generations.
On this inland cliff, strata of limestone mix with strata of sandstone 'grès'. The limestone is the weaker and ledges are produced. Here the ledge offers a broad westerly panorama over a full range of a landscape, and all directions have rock surfaces with rock art. The station is limited to around 7 or 8 metres. In effect there are some more cups and canals to the left and even a few on a last surface to the right. One or two cups in the near ground seem to have been squared up in recent centuries, probably by a 'shepherds' whiling his time over pre existing marks.
The average size of the cups works out at around 7.6cm and 3.1cm deep.
The station is difficult to find. The light was poor, so I bracketed for an HDR - never a great idea with a 50 year old fisheye and the aberrations are not great, but never mind.
AJ
The site is mentioned in this paper:
Roc de la Femnas
With a cluster of dolmens on the plateau above this cliff ledge, and similarities with other rock art sites dated to the Neolithic, for example the Dolmen de la Creu de la Llosa some 200km south; and with cup and canal profiles of the type associated with the impact of stone tools, this site is dated to within the neolithic range. The engravings are as deep as a site such as the 'Inscultures de les Creus de Planelles' which probably indicated that it held its meaning over many generations.
On this inland cliff, strata of limestone mix with strata of sandstone 'grès'. The limestone is the weaker and ledges are produced. Here the ledge offers a broad westerly panorama over a full range of a landscape, and all directions have rock surfaces with rock art. The station is limited to around 7 or 8 metres. In effect there are some more cups and canals to the left and even a few on a last surface to the right. One or two cups in the near ground seem to have been squared up in recent centuries, probably by a 'shepherds' whiling his time over pre existing marks.
The average size of the cups works out at around 7.6cm and 3.1cm deep.
The station is difficult to find. The light was poor, so I bracketed for an HDR - never a great idea with a 50 year old fisheye and the aberrations are not great, but never mind.
AJ
The site is mentioned in this paper: