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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 Famorca – Abric VI, a UNESCO-protected prehistoric rock shelter in eastern Spain


🕐 3 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 06:57

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • Part of a serial UNESCO World Heritage property comprising over 700 rock art sites across eastern Spain
  • Located in Barranc de Famorca, Famorca municipality, Province of Alicante, Valencian Community
  • Paintings dated to approximately 8000–3500 BCE (Epipaleolithic to early Neolithic periods)
  • Protected under Spanish national heritage law and Valencian regional cultural heritage regulations

Barranc de Famorca – Abric VI is a natural rock shelter situated within a narrow limestone ravine in ...

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