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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
Penya Escrita — a component site of the UNESCO World Heritage serial property


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 16:50

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📋 Fast Facts
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site number 874, sub-identifier 874-155
  • Part of a serial property encompassing over 700 rock art sites across eastern and southeastern Spain
  • Primarily Levantine rock art tradition, dated approximately 8000–3000 BCE
  • Limestone formation with protected rock faces ideal for pigment preservation

Penya Escrita is an individual rock art location classified within the larger serial property titled Rock Art of ...

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