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🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: La Peña del Castellar

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🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: La Peña del Castellar
Levantine rock art shelter on a prominent cliff in eastern Spain


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 09:15

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📋 Fast Facts
  • Located on a cliff in eastern Spain's Mediterranean region
  • Part of the UNESCO-listed Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula ensemble
  • Contains Levantine-style rock art from the Epipalaeolithic and early Neolithic periods
  • Features elongated anthropomorphic figures and animal motifs in red ochre pigment

La Peña del Castellar is a Levantine rock art shelter situated on a prominent cliff within the Mediterranean ...

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