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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 Bil.la – Abric I, a UNESCO World Heritage rock shelter in eastern Spain


🕐 3 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 16:05

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  • UNESCO World Heritage serial property inscribed in 1998, comprising over 700 rock art sites across eastern Spain
  • Levantine rock art dating approximately 10,000–6,500 years before present (late Upper Paleolithic to early Holocene)
  • Located in Barranc de Bil.la ravine, Valencia region, on limestone cliffs with natural shelters
  • Depicts hunting scenes, human figures in action, game animals, and social interactions using red and dark pigments

Barranc de Bil.la – Abric I is a limestone rock shelter forming part of the Rock Art of ...

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