Rock Art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin
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Rock Art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin is a vast UNESCO-listed collection of prehistoric rock paintings and engravings across eastern Spain, renowned for its vivid depictions of human figures, animals, and scenes of daily life.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ prehistoric rock art site ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfSites | over 700 ⓘ |
| artStyle | Levantine rock art ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| depicts |
animals
ⓘ
gathering scenes ⓘ human figures ⓘ hunting scenes ⓘ ritual scenes ⓘ scenes of daily life ⓘ warfare scenes ⓘ |
| governedBy | Spanish cultural heritage authorities ⓘ |
| governingBody | UNESCO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
rock engravings
ⓘ
rock paintings ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscriptionReason |
exceptional illustration of the transition from hunter-gatherer to early farming communities
ⓘ
outstanding testimony to a unique cultural tradition of prehistoric Iberian societies ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dynamic narrative compositions
ⓘ
large concentration of prehistoric rock art ⓘ vivid depiction of movement ⓘ |
| languageOfUNESCOListing |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andalusia
ⓘ
Aragon ⓘ Castile-La Mancha NERFINISHED ⓘ Catalonia ⓘ Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Region of Murcia NERFINISHED ⓘ Valencian Community NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Spain ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
mineral pigments
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natural rock surfaces ⓘ |
| partOf | World Heritage List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period |
Epipalaeolithic
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Neolithic ⓘ Prehistory ⓘ |
| timeSpan | approximately 10,000 BCE to 3,500 BCE ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 874 ⓘ |
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