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🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Gallinero III B

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🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Gallinero III B
Prehistoric hunting scenes on a limestone shelter in eastern Spain


🕐 2 min read · Updated 17 Mar 2026 at 12:01
📌 Fast Facts
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site (part of the Mediterranean rock art tradition of the Iberian Peninsula)
  • Location: Eastern Spain, coordinates 42.217028°N, 0.03475°E
  • Dated to late Mesolithic to early Neolithic periods
  • Open-air rock shelter with red and dark ochre pigment paintings depicting hunting and group activity scenes

Gallinero III B is an open-air rock shelter in eastern Spain that preserves painted figures from prehistoric communities ...

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