🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Prehistoric rock shelters with painted figures across eastern Spain, 8000–3000 BCE
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Eastern Spain, largest concentration of prehistoric outdoor art in Europe
- Period: Late Neolithic and early Bronze Age, 8000–3000 BCE
- Number of sites: Over 700 rock art locations across the serial property
- UNESCO inscription: 1998
Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula is a serial UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising more than 700 prehistoric rock shelters and open-air art sites distributed across eastern Spain, primarily in regions such as Alicante, Murcia, and Catalonia. The sites preserve painted human figures, animals, hunting scenes, and stylized motifs created using mineral pigments during the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age periods. Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian ...