Maarten van Hoek The Geography of Cup-and-Ring ... - StoneWatch
Maarten van Hoek The Geography of Cup-and-Ring ... - StoneWatch
Maarten van Hoek The Geography of Cup-and-Ring ... - StoneWatch
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Group 7C. Described by COSTAS GOBERNA, NOVOA ALVAREZ <strong>and</strong><br />
ALBO MORAN (1991). A large boulder just south <strong>of</strong> the top <strong>of</strong> the<br />
hillock with a small collection <strong>of</strong> much weathered single cupmarks on its<br />
horizontal upper surface. At least two or three <strong>of</strong> the cupmarks have<br />
single rings.<br />
Group 7D. Almost touching Group 7C at its east end is a somewhat<br />
lower block <strong>of</strong> stone with a distinctly carved cupmark surrounded by<br />
the faint remains <strong>of</strong> three small concentric rings <strong>and</strong> the even fainter<br />
traces <strong>of</strong> a cupmark with two concentric rings. Described by COSTAS<br />
GOBERNA, NOVOA ALVAREZ <strong>and</strong> ALBO MORAN (1991).<br />
Group 7E. A dome-shaped block <strong>of</strong> stone with a small cupmark<br />
surrounded by three mostly incomplete crudely carved rings <strong>and</strong> a<br />
radial groove from the cup to the NE. South <strong>of</strong> this is a bigger cup<br />
with at least one concentric ring <strong>and</strong> traces <strong>of</strong> a second. Described by<br />
COSTAS GOBERNA, NOVOA ALVAREZ <strong>and</strong> ALBO MORAN (1991).<br />
Group 7F. Another block <strong>of</strong> stone, further NE, shows a small weathered<br />
cupmark surrounded by three faint <strong>and</strong> irregular ringmarks <strong>and</strong> some<br />
other grooves, including a radial groove <strong>and</strong> a cupmark between the<br />
rings.<br />
Group 7G. A short distance N <strong>of</strong> the escarpment is a small outcrop on<br />
ground level with the extremely weathered remains <strong>of</strong> at least one cup<strong>and</strong>-one<br />
ring.<br />
Group 7H. On this occasion Fern<strong>and</strong>o Javier COSTAS GOBERNA<br />
discovered a small block <strong>of</strong> stone just below the escarpment. It<br />
features a confused collection <strong>of</strong> short grooves <strong>and</strong> small, shallow<br />
cupmarks. One <strong>of</strong> the grooves seems to form a large ringmark with<br />
central cupmark at the lower end <strong>of</strong> the stone. <strong>The</strong> centre <strong>of</strong> the stone<br />
shows a group <strong>of</strong> lines in which Elisa PEREIRA GARCÍA recognised the<br />
possible outline <strong>of</strong> a deer, looking to the left. If this engraving truly<br />
represents an animal, it is the only example <strong>of</strong> its kind in the whole<br />
area. <strong>The</strong> engravings surely differ completely from all the other<br />
engraved stones in the area.<br />
Group 7I. Just NE <strong>of</strong> Group 7H is a block <strong>of</strong> stone with a distinct<br />
cupmark near its SW corner surrounded by a distinct inner ring <strong>and</strong> a<br />
faint outer ring.<br />
Group 7J. A large block <strong>of</strong> stone with a distinct cup-<strong>and</strong>-four-rings <strong>and</strong><br />
a faint radial groove. <strong>The</strong> fourth ring is incomplete. A large part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
boulder has flaked <strong>of</strong>f just recently, taking away part <strong>of</strong> the engraving.<br />
Group 7K. At the extreme east end <strong>of</strong> the ridge is a block <strong>of</strong> stone<br />
carved on its SW sloping surface. At its centre are three small<br />
cupmarks surrounded by two rings; only the inner one is complete. On<br />
the extreme SW edge <strong>of</strong> the stone is a cup with two rings, the whole<br />
engraved on a projecting part <strong>of</strong> the stone (compare with examples at<br />
Monte Teton I, sector D <strong>and</strong> E). <strong>The</strong>re is also a cup with one, possibly<br />
two concentric rings <strong>and</strong> a cup with possibly one ring.<br />
M. <strong>van</strong> HOEK: 83<br />
GEOGRAPHY