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🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Chaves II

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🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Chaves II
Levantine hunting and ritual scenes in a prehistoric rock shelter


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 08:41

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📋 Fast Facts
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site (Mediterranean Rock Art of the Iberian Peninsula)
  • Late prehistoric period, Levantine tradition (c. 8000–3000 BCE)
  • Shallow limestone rock shelter with red and ochre pigmented figures
  • Located in eastern Spain, Aragon region

Chaves II is a painted rock shelter forming part of the Mediterranean Levantine rock art tradition of eastern ...

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