A team of archaeologists has discovered in Marbella a stone block with engravings that could be more than 200,000 years old, making it one of the oldest findings of graphic representations in Spain and possibly in Europe.
The discovery occurred in Las Chapas (Marbella) and, according to experts, represents an essential proof of the presence of prehistoric settlers in the area. Preliminary analysis indicates that these engravings, inscribed on a gabbro block, would date from the Middle Paleolithic, a period still little studied in Spain and until now without records in the province of Málaga.
The discovery was identified in 2022, but recent studies have confirmed its human origin, which could turn Marbella into a new epicenter for the study of the Paleolithic in the Iberian Peninsula.
