Stunning collection of prehistoric engravings found in Spanish cave

New Scientist · James Woodford · 2026-11-05 00:01 UTC

A close examination of a frequently visited cave wall in Spain has revealed a spectacular assembly of rock art engravings thought to be at least 19,000 years old

Palaeolithic depiction of a horse at Cova de la Font Major, a cave in Spain

A gallery of hundreds of engraved motifs and dozens of prehistoric animal images has been found in a cave in Spain, where they had gone unnoticed despite the cave being a popular tourist attraction.

Josep Maria Vergès at the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology stumbled on the rock art at Cova de la Font Major, west of Barcelona, after a tourist group caught his attention.

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