Boats from the 4th millennium BC in the Strait of Gibraltar? Reinforcing the debate of Laja Alta rock shelter paintings based on the new chronological proposals

• Main Author: Moyano Di Carlo, Julián
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Editorial UCA 2019
• Subjects: Laja Alta; 4th millennium BC; boat images; rock art; nautical archaeology; IV Milenio AC; Barquiforme; arte rupestre; arqueología naútica; Alta; Referencia; Estrecho; Abrigo
• Online Access: https://revistas.uca.es/index.php/rampas/article/view/4340

The boat images from Laja Alta (Jimena de la Frontera, Cádiz) have been studied on a large number of occasions. Nevertheless, despite the abundant literature on the subject, there is no consensus regarding the typology of the boats depicted. The main reason for this circumstance lies in the absence...