Cueva de la Pileta

Spain / Malaga / Montejaque /
 cave / caves, gruta
The Pileta cave is situated 4 kilometers outside Banaojan on the road to Cortes de la Frontera. Discovered in 1905 by Jose Bullon Lobato, the cave system is famous for its pre-historic cave art, some of which has been dated at 18,000 years old.

The art includes representations of deer, horses, fish, goats, bulls, a seal, a bison, signs and abstract figures that may relate to the moon calendar

Official Site: www.cuevadelapileta.org/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cueva_de_la_Pileta
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Coordinates:   36°41'28"N   5°16'12"W
This article was last modified 13 years ago