[Translation done with Google Translate]
On August 5, the director of this office, Antonio Pedro Rodríguez Bernal, was interviewed on the Antena 3 Noticias 1 program regarding the alleged crime against historical heritage committed by a resident of Jaén, who had thrown water on cave paintings in order to obtain clearer photographs.
The investigation began last May, when Agents of the Nature Protection Team of the Civil Guard (SEPRONA) learned of the publication on social networks of photographs in which wet cave paintings can be seen. The Facebook profile itself in which the images were uploaded indicated the exact location where they had been taken, in the Sierra Sur of Jaén.
Although it may seem like an isolated practice, according to the Civil Guard agents, it is a reckless act that some hikers and enthusiasts who walk through the shelters of the Alto Guadalquivir carry out more frequently than would be desirable, since many people are unaware of the serious damage that these actions cause in historical sites such as those of the Alto Guadalquivir.
After contrasting the facts, the SEPRONA is investigating a resident of the Jaén town of Los Villares, aged 39, as the alleged perpetrator of a crime against historical heritage, acting recklessly, on repeated occasions, causing damage to various cave paintings. The Civil Guard also wants to highlight the enormous damage that this type of action can cause:
“When water is applied to the paints, the salts dissolve and when the water evaporates, the salts precipitate on the surface, covering the paints with a whitish crust, which affects the pigments and causes irreparable damage”.
You can see the report of the event and excerpts from the interview in this video:
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