Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley
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Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley is a UNESCO World Heritage site in northeastern Portugal renowned for its extensive open-air Paleolithic engravings depicting animals and symbolic figures.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley Context triple: [Norte Region, containsUNESCOWorldHeritageSite, Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley]
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UNESCO World Heritage rock art sites
UNESCO World Heritage rock art sites are prehistoric cave and cliff paintings of outstanding cultural and historical significance, recognized globally for their exceptional preservation and insight into early human artistic expression.
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Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka are a UNESCO World Heritage Site in central India renowned for their prehistoric cave paintings and evidence of early human habitation spanning the Paleolithic to the medieval period.
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Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus
Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed desert region in southwestern Libya renowned for its thousands of prehistoric rock paintings and carvings that document over 12,000 years of human history and environmental change.
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Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura
Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southwestern Germany featuring some of the oldest known figurative artworks and musical instruments created by early modern humans during the Ice Age.
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Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca
The Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca are an archaeological and cultural landscape in southern Mexico that preserves ancient rock shelters, early agricultural evidence, and cave art documenting the transition from hunter-gatherer to farming societies in Mesoamerica.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley Target entity description: Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley is a UNESCO World Heritage site in northeastern Portugal renowned for its extensive open-air Paleolithic engravings depicting animals and symbolic figures.
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A.
UNESCO World Heritage rock art sites
UNESCO World Heritage rock art sites are prehistoric cave and cliff paintings of outstanding cultural and historical significance, recognized globally for their exceptional preservation and insight into early human artistic expression.
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B.
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
The Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka are a UNESCO World Heritage Site in central India renowned for their prehistoric cave paintings and evidence of early human habitation spanning the Paleolithic to the medieval period.
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C.
Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus
Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed desert region in southwestern Libya renowned for its thousands of prehistoric rock paintings and carvings that document over 12,000 years of human history and environmental change.
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Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura
Caves and Ice Age Art in the Swabian Jura is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southwestern Germany featuring some of the oldest known figurative artworks and musical instruments created by early modern humans during the Ice Age.
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E.
Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca
The Prehistoric Caves of Yagul and Mitla in the Central Valley of Oaxaca are an archaeological and cultural landscape in southern Mexico that preserves ancient rock shelters, early agricultural evidence, and cave art documenting the transition from hunter-gatherer to farming societies in Mesoamerica.
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Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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prehistoric rock art site ⓘ |
| access | guided visits only in main engraved areas ⓘ |
| artForm |
petroglyphs
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rock engravings ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Côa Valley Archaeological Park creation in 1996 ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver |
Côa River
NERFINISHED
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Douro River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationApproach | in situ preservation ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| depicts |
anthropomorphic figures
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aurochs ⓘ deer ⓘ fish ⓘ geometric motifs ⓘ goats ⓘ horses ⓘ ibex ⓘ |
| earliestArtDate | c. 22,000 BCE ⓘ |
| environment | open-air ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Côa Valley Archaeological Park
NERFINISHED
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Siega Verde Archaeological Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Côa Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscribedOn | UNESCO World Heritage List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscriptionReason |
exceptional concentration of open-air Paleolithic engravings
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outstanding testimony to Upper Paleolithic symbolic expression ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| latestPrehistoricArtDate | c. 10,000 BCE ⓘ |
| linkedHeritageProperty | Archaeological Area of Siega Verde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Côa Valley
NERFINISHED
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Douro River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managementBody | Parque Arqueológico do Vale do Côa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | schist outcrops ⓘ |
| officialNameInPortuguese | Sítios de Arte Rupestre Pré-histórica do Vale do Côa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Upper Paleolithic ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | national monument of Portugal ⓘ |
| significance | one of the largest open-air Paleolithic rock art ensembles in Europe ⓘ |
| threatenedBy | Alto Côa dam project (cancelled) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType |
archaeological tourism
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cultural tourism ⓘ |
| transboundaryWith | Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(i)
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(iii) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion | Europe and North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Centro Region of Portugal
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containsUNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley
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this entity surface form:
Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde
this entity surface form:
Côa Valley rock art sites
this entity surface form:
Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde
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Northern Portugal
this entity surface form:
Côa Valley Prehistoric Rock Art Sites