Ancient rock art reveals sacred landscape in Spain
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Archaeologists working in Lugo, Spain, have made new discoveries about prehistoric life through excavations at Corro dos Mouros between 2023 and 2025.
The team focused on two rock shelters, including Pena Travesa, which features a petroglyph with intricate cupule designs. Researchers also uncovered a unique European petroglyph showing the outline of a 40-square-meter dwelling. Pilar Prieto, a professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela and researcher at CISPAC, said this finding will help them understand a sacred landscape.
The ongoing investigation also included cataloging six burial mounds, known as mámoas, and identifying two previously unknown petroglyphs. Work remains to be done to fully understand the site and its history.
