Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Autonomous Communities of Andalusia, Aragón, Castille-La Mancha, Catalonia, Murcia and Valencia
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Identifier |
874 |
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states |
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category |
cultural |
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criteria |
(iii) |
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Title |
rock art of the mediterranean basin on the iberian peninsula |
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latitude |
39.7899513245 |
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longitude |
-1.0333100557 |
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location |
autonomous communities of andalusia, aragón, castille-la mancha, catalonia, murcia and valencia |
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Region |
europe and north america |
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year |
1998 |
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unique number |
1026 |
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description |
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. |
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justification |
criterion (iii): the corpus of late prehistoric mural paintings in the mediterranean basin of eastern spain is the largest group of rock-art sites anywhere in europe, and provides an exceptional picture of human life in a seminal period of human cultural evolution. |
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