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🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: La Higuera (Barranco de la Mortaja)

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🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: La Higuera (Barranco de la Mortaja)
Levantine rock art shelter in eastern Spain


🕐 2 min read · Updated 3 Apr 2026 at 01:10

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • Levantine rock art shelter located in Barranco de la Mortaja ravine, eastern Spain
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
  • Contains painted anthropomorphic figures and animal motifs in red mineral pigments
  • Dated to Epipalaeolithic and early Neolithic periods

La Higuera is a rock art shelter positioned along the rugged Barranco de la Mortaja ravine in eastern ...

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