El Salitre Cave is a classic rock art site in Cantabrian Spain, discovered by L. Sierra in 1903. It can be regarded as an example of the Cantabrian graphic tradition of red dotted paintings. The subject matter, the graphic conventions and the techniques employed demonstrate this. 32 graphic units have been defined. Most of them are non-figurative motifs or difficult to define, specially red spots. There are 12 figurative depictions of which 5 have been identified with certainty: a deer, a deer antler, a hind, a horse and an ibex. Regarding the techniques used, most of the motifs are painted in red, except 3 black paintings and 2 engravings. In this model you can see the panel C.I, decorated with 3 small black paintings. This panel is located on the left wall and at less than one metre above the floor. The wall surface is flat and is close to considerable water filtration. The poor preservation conditions of the black pigments evince washing processes that have damaged the motifs.
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