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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
Barranc de la Cova Negra, a UNESCO-listed component of Spain's prehistoric rock art heritage


🕐 2 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 21:25

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • UNESCO serial property comprising over 700 documented rock art sites across eastern and southern Spain
  • Rock art dating from Upper Paleolithic through Chalcolithic periods (c. 8,000–3,000 BCE)
  • Barranc de la Cova Negra holds UNESCO identifier 874-171 within the larger designation
  • Inscribed in 1998; managed under Spanish heritage protection regulations

Barranc de la Cova Negra is a protected archaeological site in eastern Spain and one of more than ...

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