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Pedra das Cabras

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LocationGalicia, Spain
Coordinates42°34′37.1″N 08°59′05.0″W / 42.576972°N 8.984722°W / 42.576972; -8.984722
TypeRock art
Foundedc. 2000 BC
Stone of the Goats
The stone in 2006
Stone of the Goats is located in Galicia
Stone of the Goats
Stone of the Goats
Location in Galicia, Spain
LocationGalicia, Spain
Coordinates42°34′37.1″N 08°59′05.0″W / 42.576972°N 8.984722°W / 42.576972; -8.984722
TypeRock art
History
Foundedc. 2000 BC

The Stone of the Goats (Galician: Pedra das Cabras) is a petroglyph located in a pine forest near the village of Figueirido (civil parish of Palmeira [ es], municipality of Ribeira), in the Barbanza Region of Galicia.

The zoomorphic motifs are scratched into the side of a large solitary rock and depict two animals, possibly goats. Each animal has six legs, which might have been a deliberate choice to represent movement in the figures.[1] The engravings have been tentatively dated to the Neolithic.

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