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🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Prop de la Cova Pintada

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🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Prop de la Cova Pintada
UNESCO World Heritage rock art shelter in eastern Spain


🕐 2 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 20:51

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1998, extended in 2015
  • Located in eastern Spain within the Mediterranean Basin rock art ensemble
  • Preserves prehistoric pigment paintings on limestone shelter walls
  • Part of one of Europe's largest concentrations of prehistoric rock art

Prop de la Cova Pintada is one of the documented archaeological sites within the UNESCO World Heritage property ...

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