Intervención arqueológica en el abrigo de Cova dos Mouros (Baleira, Lugo). Un primer ejemplo de pintura esquemática en Galicia

In this paper, we deal with the archaeological excavation carried out in Cova dos Mouros rock-shelter (Baleira, Lugo) and a preliminary analysis of its results. This is a small cavity where Schematic Art consisting of red paintings displaying both geometric (zig-zags, chevrons…) and naturalistic (anthropomorphs) motifs have been detected. Cova dos Mouros constitutes the first example of this type of art ever detected and excavated in Galician territory. The archaeological excavation inside the rock-shelter has uncovered evidences of episodic human activity along, at least, the IVth and IInd Millennia cal. BC. These included the identification of several structures (a low wall made of earth and stones and a ditch containing the burned remains of several small posts or stakes) and also repeated signs of intense fire inside the cave that would have spanned over several millennia.