page_title: Rock art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin
section_title: List of protected sites
hierarchical_section_title: Rock art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin / List of protected sites
caption_attribution_description: Català: Abrics d'Ermites I (Ulldecona) This is a photo of an archaeological zone indexed in the Spanish heritage register of Bienes de Interés Cultural under the reference RI-55-0000543-001.
context_page_description: The group of over 700 sites of prehistoric Rock art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin, also known as 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 is also often referred to as Levantine Art.
context_section_description: This is a collection of 727 rock shelters, caves, or ravine walls (as listed by UNESCO) that contain a figurative representation, or geometrical design. The sites are distributed as follows among the 16 provinces in the 6 regions already mentioned:
  Valencian Community: 301 places.
  Province of Alicante: 130 places.
  Province of Castellón: 102 places.
  Province of Valencia: 69 places.
  Aragon: 132 places.
  Province of Teruel: 67 places.
  Province of Huesca: 47 places.
  Province of Zaragoza: 18 places.
  Castile-La Mancha: 93 places.
  Province of Albacete: 79 places.
  Province of Cuenca: 12 places.
  Province of Guadalajara: 2 places.
  Region of Murcia: 72 places.
  Andalusia: 69 places.
  Province of Jaén: 42 places.
  Province of Almería: 25 places.
  Province of Granada: 2 places
  The Parliament of Andalusia approved in 2006 to request the inclusion of rock art of the Provinces of Málaga and Cádiz to a Tentative List.
  Catalonia: 60 places.
  Province of Tarragona: 39 places. In Ulldecona are the largest set of paintings of Catalonia. This small town houses an up-to-date Interpretation Centre for rock art.
  Province of Lleida: 16 places.
  Province of Barcelona: 5 places.
caption: Abrics d'Ermites, Ulldecona
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