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🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Castell de Villafamés

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🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Castell de Villafamés
Prehistoric painted rock shelters near a hilltop settlement in eastern Spain


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 13:36

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📋 Fast Facts
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site (part of the broader Mediterranean Basin rock art designation)
  • Located in Castellón Province, Valencia region, eastern Spain
  • Dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods
  • Shelters contain painted human figures, animals, and symbolic motifs in ochre pigments

Castell de Villafamés comprises a series of rock shelters with prehistoric painted art situated near a long-occupied hilltop ...

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