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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
Penyó de les Carrasques – Abric I, Spain


🕐 3 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 12:45

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📋 Fast Facts
  • Levantine-style rock-shelter site dated approximately 8000–3500 BCE
  • Part of a serial UNESCO World Heritage property encompassing over 700 rock-art sites across eastern Spain
  • Paintings executed with mineral-based pigments, predominantly iron oxides producing red and dark brown tones
  • Located in limestone landscape near Valencian region, strategically positioned for visibility and resource access

Penyó de les Carrasques – Abric I is a prehistoric rock-shelter site included within the UNESCO World Heritage ...

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