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Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
© UNESCO World Heritage Centre
UNESCO WHCCulturalInscribed 1998

Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula

Overview

The late prehistoric rock-art sites of the Mediterranean seaboard of the Iberian peninsula form an exceptionally large group. Here the way of life during a critical phase of human development is vividly and graphically depicted in paintings whose style and subject matter are unique.

About Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula

The group of over 700 sites of prehistoric Rock Art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin, a type of Levantine art, were collectively declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1998. The sites are in the eastern part of Spain and contain rock art dating to the Upper Paleolithic or Mesolithic periods of the Stone Age. The art consists of small painted figures of humans and animals, which are the most advanced and widespread surviving from this period, certainly in Europe, and arguably in the world, at least in the earlier works. It is notable for the number of places included, the largest concentration of such art in Europe. Its name refers to the Mediterranean Basin; however, while some sites are located near the sea, many of them are inland in Aragon and Castilla–La Mancha; it can be classified as Levantine art.

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Details

Countries
Spain
ISO Codes
ES
Coordinates
39.7899, -1.0333
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