🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Lázar component of a serial UNESCO World Heritage property in eastern Spain
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (serial property comprising over 700 rock art sites)
- Component 874-082 within the larger Mediterranean Basin designation
- Location: Lázar, eastern Spain (coordinates 37.6695, -2.196083)
- Prehistoric art tradition: Late Upper Paleolithic to Neolithic periods (primarily 8000–3000 BCE)
Lázar is one component within the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, a UNESCO World Heritage serial property encompassing more than 700 prehistoric rock shelters and art panels across eastern Spain. The site preserves examples of Levantine rock art, an artistic tradition executed predominantly in red pigments on natural rock surfaces. As component 874-082, Lázar contributes to one of Europe's largest and most extensive concentrations of prehistoric artistic expression ...