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🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Zona 3 (Solana de las Covachas)

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🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Zona 3 (Solana de las Covachas)
Levantine painted imagery in eastern Spain


🕐 2 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 16:31

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📋 Fast Facts
  • Part of the UNESCO-listed Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
  • Features Levantine painted imagery from Epipalaeolithic and early Neolithic periods
  • Located within the Solana de las Covachas complex in eastern Spain
  • Depicts animated anthropomorphic figures and animals in red ochre pigments

Zona 3 (Solana de las Covachas) preserves painted rock art created by Mediterranean Levantine communities in prehistoric Spain. The site forms part of the larger Solana de las Covachas complex and is included in UNESCO's recognition of Mediterranean Basin rock art on the Iberian Peninsula. The imagery reflects patterns of mobility, social cooperation, and symbolic communication among Epipalaeolithic and early Neolithic peoples ...

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