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Rock art of Quesa

Quesa, La Canal de Navarrés, Valencia

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Rock art of Quesa

Curiosity · Quesa, La Canal de Navarrés, Valencia

Image of Quesa, not of the place itself.

The Levantine-style cave paintings of Quesa (La Canal de Navarrés) were discovered in 1972 in a rock shelter on the western side of the Grande river, known as the abrigo de Voro in honour of its discoverer, Gómez Bellod. They are examples of Levantine art, evidence of the beliefs of the last hunter-gatherers some 10,000 years ago, with numerous figures in wine-red colour among which archers marching in file, women and goats stand out. Because of their importance, these paintings were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1998.

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