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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
Pla de Petracos – Abric IV, a Neolithic rock shelter with schematic paintings


🕐 3 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 23:00

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📋 Fast Facts
  • Shallow limestone rock shelter in eastern Spain with prehistoric schematic rock art
  • Dated to the early Neolithic period, approximately 6,000 to 8,000 years before present
  • Part of a serial UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising over 700 rock art sites across eastern Iberia
  • Protected under Spanish national heritage laws and regional Valencian cultural statutes

Pla de Petracos – Abric IV is a shallow natural rock shelter formed in limestone cliffs located in ...

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