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Rock ArtSite Name: Fundul Pesterii CaveCountry: Romania
NOTE: This site is 82.616 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Patarlagele Nearest Village: Alunis
Latitude: 45.423354N Longitude: 26.439307E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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The cave is home to numerous petroglyphs depicting spears, swords, bows and arrows, hands. Carbon dating has set the initial carvings at around 4000 BC. Around 137 incisions can be found there. Depending on the shape of the sword researchers were able to identify several historical periods. Entrance to the cave is now forbidden but you can view some of the figures from outside or with a telephoto lens.
Access to the cave can be made from Alunis with a specialized guide which can take you to a 14km day trip to visit cave dwellings and ancient (and later Christian) rock dwellings (dug in the soft hone rock).
The cave is located near a menhir which is inscribed with unknown markings and at the edge of a natural amphitheater where historians believe an ancient gathering ritual was performed as the area is on the path of routes coming from Asia and into the Balkans.
It is also believed that the cave was used by young men during fertility rituals. This may be backed by the shape of the cave and the fact it is illuminated during the summer solstice around noon.
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