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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 del Sord-Abric II, a Levantine shelter site in eastern Spain


🕐 3 min read · Updated 3 Apr 2026 at 00:25

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📋 Fast Facts
  • Component site of serial UNESCO World Heritage property inscribed in 1998 (reference 874)
  • Located in eastern Spain within a Mediterranean limestone ravine environment
  • Rock art dated to approximately 10,000–4,000 BCE (Epipaleolithic to early Neolithic)
  • Levantine artistic tradition featuring red iron oxide pigments depicting human figures and animals

Barranc del Sord – Abric II is a naturally formed limestone rock shelter in eastern Spain that contains ...

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