🏛️ Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula

Spain · Europe · Cultural · 37.58°N, 1.20°W

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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Country	Spain
Continent / region	Europe
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	37.58°N, 1.20°W · view on map

Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula is a cultural World Heritage site in Spain, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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