Cuevas de la Araña

The Coves de l'Aranya (in original Catalan language, known in English as the Spider Caves and in Spanish Cuevas de la Araña) are a group of caves in the municipality of Bicorp in València, eastern Spain [1]. The caves are in the valley of the river Escalona and were used by prehistoric people who left rock art [1]. They are known for painted images of a bow and arrow goat hunt and for a scene depicting a human figure foraging honey [1]. The dating of such art is controversial, but the famous honey-gathering painting is believed to be epipaleolithic and is estimated to be around 8000 years old [1]. The caves were discovered in the early twentieth century by a local teacher, Jaume Garí i Poch [1]. They are included in the World Heritage Site Rock art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin [1].