{"id":20717,"date":"2018-08-28T18:16:52","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T18:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arte-coa.pt\/a-luta-pelo-coa\/"},"modified":"2022-12-18T11:25:16","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T11:25:16","slug":"the-coa-battle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arte-coa.pt\/en\/the-coa-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"The C\u00f4a Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The C\u00f4a Battle<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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World Heritage<\/h4>\n<\/div>
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In 1998<\/strong>, in the fastest classification process ever, UNESCO<\/a>\u00a0included the Prehistoric Rock Art of the C\u00f4a Valley <\/strong>in the World Heritage List<\/strong>. The justification, in the form of classification criteria, was twofold:<\/p>\n

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The Upper Paleolithic rock art of the C\u00f4a Valley is an exceptional illustration of the sudden development of our creative genius during the dawn of human cultural development;<\/p>\n

The rock art of the C\u00f4a Valley exceptionally demonstrates the social, economic and spiritual life of our prehistoric ancestors.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

With this resolution, this international organization confirmed not only the relevance of the rock art finds<\/strong>\u00a0but also the pertinence of the Portuguese government’s decision to cancel the dam and protect in situ<\/em><\/strong>, that is, where they were made<\/strong>, where they made<\/strong> sense<\/strong> to their creators, and where they were found<\/strong>, the C\u00f4a engravings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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