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🎹 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: MascĂșn III

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🎹 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: MascĂșn III
Levantine rock paintings in the Sierra de Guara, AragĂłn


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 02:55

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📋 Fast Facts
  • Location: MascĂșn gorge, Sierra de Guara, AragĂłn, northeastern Spain
  • Age: Late Neolithic to Copper Age (approximately 8,000–4,500 years ago)
  • Medium: Red and dark ochre mineral pigments on limestone shelter walls
  • UNESCO designation: Part of the Mediterranean rock art ensemble (1998)

MascĂșn III is a decorated rock shelter within the MascĂșn gorge, a dramatic limestone canyon in AragĂłn's Sierra ...

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