🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Cueva de los Arcos
Prehistoric rock paintings and engravings in eastern Spain
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (inscribed 1998, extended 2001)
- Contains Upper Paleolithic, Neolithic, and Bronze Age rock art
- Located in eastern Spain, part of the Mediterranean Basin rock art ensemble
- Paintings executed in red and black pigments on cave walls
Cueva de los Arcos is one of several rock art sites comprising the UNESCO World Heritage designation "Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula." The cave contains prehistoric paintings and engravings spanning multiple cultural periods, from the Upper Paleolithic through the Bronze Age. The site documents the symbolic expressions and material culture of early human societies in the Mediterranean region ...