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Rock Paintings of Sierra de San Francisco

Prehistoric rock paintings in Baja California Sur, Mexico

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The Rock Paintings of Sierra de San Francisco are prehistoric rock art pictographs found in the Sierra de San Francisco mountain range in Mulegé Municipality of the northern region of Baja California Sur state, in Mexico.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Earliest radiocarbon dates

c. 5500 BCE

European discovery

18th century

Cochimi cultural extinction

19th century

World Heritage inscription

1993

Classification

Archaeological Features

Unique architectural and cultural elements found at this historical site

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Artistic and Decorative Features

Cave PaintingsMurals
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Environmental and Natural Features

Rock SheltersModified Caves
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Country

Mexico

Coordinates

27.66° N, -112.92° E