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Hundreds of Ice Age rock art engravings discovered hidden in plain sight

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Researchers identified a new site in Iberia containing the third-largest collection of Ice Age cave paintings, overturning the assumption that the region lacked such art. This discovery adds to the known Paleolithic European artistic heritage and expands the geographical scope of prehistoric rock art.

Key points

• Archaeologists located a new cave site in Iberia containing the third-largest collection of Ice Age cave paintings.
• The discovery challenges the long-held belief that the Iberian Peninsula was devoid of Paleolithic rock art.

Context

This finding expands the known Paleolithic European artistic heritage and adds to the collection of prehistoric rock art sites.

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