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🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Cueva de los Arcos

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🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Cueva de los Arcos
Prehistoric rock paintings and engravings in eastern Spain


🕐 2 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 21:20

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed 1998, extended 2001)
  • Contains Upper Paleolithic, Neolithic, and Bronze Age rock art
  • Located in eastern Spain, part of the Mediterranean Basin rock art ensemble
  • Paintings executed in red and black pigments on cave walls

Cueva de los Arcos is one of several rock art sites comprising the UNESCO World Heritage designation "Rock ...

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