Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde

Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde
Henrique Matos · GFDL 1.2

Also known as: Arte paleolitica nella Valle del Côa, Arte rupestre do vale do rio côa, Các địa điểm nghệ thuật đá thời tiền sử trong Thung lũng Côa, Coadalen, Côadalens hällristningar, Côa harana, Coa Harana eta Siega Verdeko labar-arte guneak, Côako bailara, Côako Harana, Côa Vadisi'ndeki Tarih Öncesi Kaya Sanatı Sitesi, Conjunto dos sítios arqueológicos do Vale do Rio Côa, Conjunto dos sítios arqueológicos no Vale do Côa

Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde is a UNESCO transboundary World Heritage Site spanning the Côa Valley in Portugal and Siega Verde in Spain [1] [2]. The site contains one of the world's largest open-air collections of Paleolithic rock art [2] [3]. The rock art depicts primarily animal figures carved into granite and schist outcrops along river valleys [1] [4].

TypeRock art
Period< 4500 BC
CountrySpain
Coordinates41.0336° N, 7.1166° W

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