Cuatro Puertas
Cuatro Puertas is an artificial cave complex on Montaña Bermeja in Spain, carved from warm, reddish volcanic tuff. Four rectangular doorways face north across the broad rock face.
Inside, a great hall opens behind the entrances, associated by specialists with ritual and magical activity. A circular almogarén is carved directly into the nearby rock. Eastward, the Cueva de los Papeles shows pubic triangles, vulva motifs, and cazoletas on its stone surfaces.
Los Pilares extends beyond it with artificial dwellings, central rooms, smaller annexes, corridors, and storage spaces. Dry-stone walls divided many cave interiors. Simple stone picks worked the friable tuff, and legal protection followed in 1972 as a historic-artistic monument.
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