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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 Salt – Abric I, a Levantine rock shelter in eastern Spain


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 15:45

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📋 Fast Facts
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1998
  • Located in Alicante Province, Valencian Community, eastern Spain
  • Rock-shelter with Levantine-style paintings dating to 8000–3500 BCE
  • Part of a serial property comprising over 700 prehistoric rock art sites across eastern Spain

Barranc del Salt – Abric I is a limestone rock shelter located near Alcoi (Alcoy) in the Province ...

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