On the fringes of Atlantic Rock Art: A multidisciplinary approach to El Riscal (Seville, Spain)

A multidisciplinary investigation at El Riscal, the only known rock art site in Seville, Spain, reveals unique engraved motifs distinct from the schematic-style painted rock art prevalent elsewhere in southern Iberia. Using petrology, chemical analysis (XRD, SEM-EDS), digital photogrammetry, and archaeoastronomy, researchers uncovered evidence of a significant site with enduring cultural importance across time periods. This challenges existing models of Iberian rock art distribution and suggests that re-evaluating previously documented sites could provide deeper insights into stylistic evolution, chronology, and regional traditions.

Rogerio Candelera, M. Á., Fuentes Porto, A., Rivera Jiménez, T., Ibáñez Insa, J., Lozano Rodríguez, J. A., González García, A. C., Montero Artús, R., & García Sanjuán, L. (2025). On the fringes of Atlantic Rock Art: A multidisciplinary approach to El Riscal (Seville, Spain). Trabajos de Prehistoria, 82(2), 1064. https://doi.org/10.3989/tp.2025.1064