From c. 100 B.C. to A.D. 1300, the Sierra de San Francisco, Mexico (in the El Vizcaino reserve, in Baja California) was home to a people who have now disappeared but who left one of the most outstanding collections of rock paintings in the world. They are remarkably well-preserved because of the dry climate and the inaccessibility of the site Source: UNESCO TV / © NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai URL: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/714/
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Kyokai, U. T. N. N. H. (2018, July 27). Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco (UNESCO/NHK). World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1497/rock-paintings-of-the-sierra-de-san-francisco-unes/
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Kyokai, UNESCO TV NHK Nippon Hoso. "Rock Paintings of the Sierra de San Francisco (UNESCO/NHK)." World History Encyclopedia, 27 Jul 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1497/rock-paintings-of-the-sierra-de-san-francisco-unes/.
