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🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Cueva de la Font de la Bernarda

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🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Cueva de la Font de la Bernarda
Hunter-gatherer rock shelter with Neolithic paintings near Valencia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 23:47

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📋 Fast Facts
  • Location: Near Bicorp, Valencia region, eastern Spain
  • Period: Neolithic, approximately 7,000–5,000 years ago
  • Medium: Red and dark ochre pigments on limestone shelter walls
  • UNESCO designation: Part of Mediterranean Basin rock-art sites on the Iberian Peninsula

Cueva de la Font de la Bernarda is one of several rock shelters in eastern Spain's Mediterranean limestone ...

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