and departures to the cave take place at 9:00 and 11:30 a.m.<\/strong> -Saturdays and Sundays-.<\/p>\nAt 675 metres above sea level, the Cova de l'Or is located on the southern slope of the group of reliefs that make up the\u00a0Benicadell mountain range<\/strong>. It houses an archaeological site of enormous importance for the knowledge and research of the Neolithic period on the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The quality and significance of the archaeological material found in the excavations carried out since the beginning of the 1930s<\/strong> suggest that the cave was a place of social reference for the inhabitants of Mediterranean origin who, in the middle of the 6th millennium BC, introduced the practice of agriculture and livestock farming into these valleys.<\/p>\nIn the Cova de l'Or, material elements have been found that bear witness to the importance of the occupation in the Early Neolithic (5500-5000 B.C.)<\/strong>The site was an ideal place for habitation. The accumulations of wheat and barley seeds, typical of ancient crops, found in the interior of the site date from this historical period, as do the shell-printed ceramics, particularly those with decorative human figures with their arms raised, alone in a praying position or in a group evoking a dance.<\/p>\nThe symbolism of this pottery is defined within the movable aspect of Macro-Schematic Art.<\/strong>This links the cave to the Rock Art sanctuaries of that chronology, such as the Sarga in Alcoy or the Pla de Petracos in Castell de Castells, and the Cova de l'Or may have been part of some kind of ritual cycle linked to these meeting and gathering places.<\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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