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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
Letreros de los Mártires, Spain


🕐 3 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 11:00

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing over 700 prehistoric rock art sites across eastern Spain
  • Primary artistic period: 8,000 BCE to 3,000 BCE (Upper Paleolithic to Mesolithic)
  • Located in rock shelters and shallow caves throughout the Mediterranean Basin region
  • Depicts human figures, animals, hunting scenes, and symbolic representations

The Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula represents one of Europe's largest concentrations of ...

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