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the oldest blazons of the hispanic peoplemorella la vella e area of Morella la Vella and the Valltorta Valley in Castellón are two of the most important areas where levantine art can be found in the Iberian Peninsula. ey were both declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 1985. Some of these places were visited in numerous occasions by the Commission, which was responsible for producing copies of their coves. Once in the laboratory, each painting would be copied and reproduced in a di erent kind of paper, on a di erent scale and with a di erent technique, depending on its purpose. e artist would complete some of the drawings in order to understand it, as was the case with the archer in the lowest part of the exhibited scene.It is worth noting that the largest Morella’s print is made up of small paper pieces, which can be explained by the Commission’s wish to save money due to its limited budget at the time. e monograph of the Morella area was never published.art and nature in prehistory. the collection of rock art tracings of the mncn012