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The Ministry of Education, Culture and Universities has made the Council of Europe ratifies Certificate 'Cultural Route' heritage of prehistoric rock art featuring the Murcia after an audit of several months.
Thus, the board of Cultural Routes of the European Commission recognizes that development work culture and maintained for three years to include the region in the 'Prehistoric Rock Art Trail' (Prehistoric Rock Art Caminos), which also communities are part of Andalusia, Aragon, Asturias, Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León, Extremadura, Galicia and the Basque Country.
The itinerary includes the countries of Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Norway and Portugal.
The Region of Murcia has more than a hundred caves and shelters of World Heritage rock art and itinerary covers the towns of Yecla, Jumilla, Cieza, Calasparra, Cehegín, Mula and Moratalla.
In this sense, Jumilla is the third municipality behind Cieza Moratalla and more rock art sites, a total of 13 coats, Levantine and Schematic art, which now form part of the 'Prehistoric Rock Art Trail'.
The Director General of Cultural and Artistic Education, Carmen Batres, said: "The aim of this European initiative is to preserve this valuable heritage. Additionally, more than one hundred sites associated with roads and Prehistoric Rock Art have joined their experience and knowledge to present this heritage to the public. "
Furthermore, this initiative also seeks to further investigate the prehistoric art by scientific means, which is one of the main aspects of this itinerary, through exchanges of archaeologists and other experts.
"The initiative of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe is to create a link between citizens and the cultural heritage. This is a living heritage, which is based on mutual exchange and enrichment facilitates the awareness of a common European identity" he said Carmen Batres.
Each itinerary encourages citizen participation in a democratically defined cultural heritage that goes beyond its beauty and antiquity, and highlights its key intangible value.
Furthermore, these itineraries reflect the cultural diversity of Europe.
Recently, the Region of Murcia has played a prominent role in the International Symposium on 'Management of European enclaves of Rock Art Prehistoric World Heritage', held in Santander last April, in his capacity as 'Focal Point' good enrolled in the World Heritage List of Unesco 'Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula.'
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla
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