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🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula

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🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Tejera component of a transboundary UNESCO World Heritage serial property


🕐 2 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 20:26

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • Component 874-071 of a serial transboundary UNESCO World Heritage property spanning multiple Spanish provinces
  • Contains schematic and figurative rock art from the Late Prehistoric period, primarily 8,000–3,000 BCE
  • Part of a network exceeding 700 documented sites across the Mediterranean Basin
  • Situated in rugged Mediterranean terrain with rock shelters and cliff formations

Tejera is one of the documented components of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, a vast transboundary cultural property recognized for its exceptional concentration of prehistoric rock art. This site contributes to a serial inscription distributed across multiple provinces and autonomous communities, reflecting a shared prehistoric cultural landscape. The property comprises more than 700 sites featuring paintings executed between the Upper Paleolithic and ...

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