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Cova del Comte Pedreguer A world authority on prehistoric art confirms that the paintings and engravings of the Cova del Comte, Pedreguer are “exceptional” George Sauvet inspected the art and confirms the belief that is is Palaeolithic. The Palaeolithic art expert George Sauvet, from the Center d’Études et de Recherche pour l’Art Prehistoric (CREAP) last week visited the caves as he was interested in the discoveries made in the recesses of this prehistoric cave. Sauvetat is a world authori- ty on Paleolithic art. His visit coincided with the re- search team of the Cave of the Count at international conferenc- es. He wanted to see, first hand, the pictures engraved and painted at the site. “We are very interested in hisi- mpression, since he is a world au- thority on prehistoric art.