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Cueva de los Letreros

Vélez-Blanco, Los Vélez, Almería

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Monument · Vélez-Blanco, Los Vélez, Almería

Rock shelter with Neolithic and Chalcolithic rock art about 25 meters wide across seven panels, including the figure known as 'the Indalo' and the so-called 'Sorcerer'. Declared Monumento Nacional (Spain's heritage designation in force until 1931) in 1924 and included in 1998 on the UNESCO World Heritage list as part of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula.

Photo: Nachosan (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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