¿También un arte 'macro-levantino'? El arquero de grandes dimensiones de Val del Charco del Agua Amarga (Alcañiz, Teruel)

Abstract

The digital image analysis carried out in the rock art shelter of Val del Charco (Alcañiz, Teruel), has allowed us to identify an extraordinary large depiction of an archer. This motive can be considered as a real exception because of its large dimensions (130 cm high estimated), in addition to its classification into the so-called Centelles stylistic horizon. The motive is located in the central-upper part of the decorated panel, something that highlights its dominant position, emphasizing the visibility of the figure in the surroundings. The singular aspect of this representation could also point out the aggregation character of the rock art shelter, already underlined in other studies. Therefore, this motive appears as a unique case in the Levantine rock art panorama. In any case, all these particulars do not invalid the distinctive definitions of the Centelles stylistic horizon, appearing as a complement to them.