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🏛️ Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Abrigo del Arquero

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🏛️ Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Abrigo del Arquero
Prehistoric rock shelter with dynamic hunter and archer motifs


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 12:06

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • Located in eastern Spain within the Mediterranean rock art UNESCO World Heritage property
  • Contains red ochre paintings depicting hunters, archers, and hunted animals
  • Dates to the Mesolithic or early Neolithic period
  • Part of a broader tradition of Mediterranean coastal rock art spanning multiple sites

Abrigo del Arquero ("Shelter of the Archer") is a shallow rock overhang that preserves one of the Mediterranean ...

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