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Petroglyph of Les Graelletes

Camp de Mirra, el/Campo de Mirra, L'Alt Vinalopó, Alicante

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Petroglyph of Les Graelletes

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The petroglyph of Les Graelletes is a group of rock carvings located in the municipality of El Camp de Mirra, dated with some certainty to the Bronze Age, although some motifs could be earlier. It owes its name to its grid-like layout, which resembles a grill (graelletes, “little grills” in Valencian). Among its motifs, a labyrinth stands out, a design very rarely found in peninsular rock art outside Galicia, which makes this site a singular reference among the petroglyphs of the Mediterranean area.

Photo: Viquipèdia (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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