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Decision 22 COM VIII.B.1
Inscription: Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley (Portugal)

Property: Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Côa Valley

Id. N°: 866

State Party: Portugal

Criteria: C (i)(iii)

The Committee inscribed the site on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i) and (iii):

Criterion (i): The Upper Palaeolithic rock-art of the Côa valley is an outstanding example of the sudden flowering of creative genius at the dawn of human cultural development.

Criterion (iii): The Côa Valley rock art throws light on the social, economic, and spiritual life on the life of the early ancestor of humankind in a wholly exceptional manner.

The Delegate of Thailand agreed with the inscription but expressed his reservation with the application of criterion (i). The Delegates of Australia and Morocco warmly welcomed this nomination for contributing to the diversity and credibility of the World Heritage List and commended the State Party on its management of the site.

Decision Code
22 COM VIII.B.1
Themes
Inscriptions on the World Heritage List
States Parties 1
Year
1998
Documents
WHC-98/CONF.203/18
Report of the 22nd Session of the World Heritage Committee
Context of Decision
WHC-98/CONF.203/10Rev.
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