The age of the Côa valley (Portugal) rock-art: validation of archaeological dating to the Paleolithic and refutation of 'scientific' dating to historic or proto-historic times

• João Zilhão ^[1]
  1. [1] Instituto de Arqueología

     Instituto de Arqueología

     Mérida, España

     
• Localización: Arte rupestre e pré-história do Vale do Côa: trabalhos de 1995-1996 : relatório científico ao governo da República Portuguesa elaborado nos termos da Resolução do Conselho de Ministros no. 4/96, de 17 de janeiro / coord. por João Zilhão, 1998, ISBN 972-8087-37-3, págs. 417-435
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The dating studies of the 'modern rock-art scientists', when critically examined, are found not to show that the Côa valley petroglyphs are of recent age. Their Upper Palaeolithic characteristics, and therefore their likely late Pleistocene age, are consistent with their archaeological context