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🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula

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🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Abric de la Serra de la Mussara, Tarragona, Spain


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 16:20

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • UNESCO serial property comprising over 700 documented rock-shelter sites across eastern Spain
  • Prehistoric paintings dating primarily to 8,000–3,000 BCE (Mesolithic to early Neolithic periods)
  • Located in Tarragona province in mountainous interior of eastern Spain
  • Paintings executed in red mineral pigments depicting human figures, animals, hunting scenes, and ritual activity

Abric de la Serra de la Mussara is one of the constituent sites within the Rock Art of ...

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