Rock art complex of Monte Castelo
The complex Rupestre of Monte Castelo is one of the spaces arqueológicos more interesantes of Ames and is part of the valioso heritage prehistórico preserved in the municipality. Situado in the area of Ventosa, este enclave reúne several superficies graníticas decoradas with grabados that allow viajar a a pasado of several milenios of antigüedad.
Entre the motivos representados stand out figuras circulares, cazoletas and combinaciones geométricas realizadas directamente sobre the roca. Estos elementos son característicos of the arte rupestre atlántico and muestran the importancia simbólica that determinados places of the landscape tuvieron for the comunidades prehistóricas.
The ubicación of the complex in a surroundings natural abierto favorece the interpretación of the territorio and ayuda a comprender the relación existente entre the grabados and the landscape circundante. The experiencia of visit allows observar cómo heritage and nature forman a complex inseparable, enriqueciendo the valor cultural of the lugar.
Monte Castelo is a referencia fundamental dentro of the recursos arqueológicos of Ames and a excelente oportunidad for descubrir one of the expresiones more antiguas of the creatividad humana in Galicia.
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