🧭 Cova del Cogulló
Prehistoric rock art shelter in Catalonia, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula)
- Located in Catalonia, northeastern Spain
- Contains schematic paintings from the Neolithic and Copper Age periods
- Part of a network of over 700 documented rock art sites in eastern Spain
Cova del Cogulló is a rock shelter in Catalonia that preserves schematic paintings from prehistoric periods, primarily the Neolithic and Copper Age. The site is part of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, recognized by UNESCO as one of Europe's most significant concentrations of prehistoric art. The paintings depict human figures, animals, and abstract geometric forms executed in ochre pigments. The shelter exemplifies the artistic traditions of eastern Iberian ...