🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Benirrama – Abric II, a Levantine rock-art shelter in Alicante, Spain
📋 Fast Facts
- Located in Alicante, Valencian Community, eastern Spain
- Part of a UNESCO World Heritage serial property inscribed in 1998
- Levantine rock art tradition; paintings dated between 8000 and 3000 BCE
- Figures executed in red and black mineral pigments; hunting and gathering scenes depicted
Benirrama – Abric II is a shallow rock overhang in the province of Alicante that preserves prehistoric Levantine rock paintings. The site is one of hundreds of registered locations within the UNESCO World Heritage designation for the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, which encompasses the largest concentration of outdoor prehistoric rock art in Europe. The shelter's natural protection from weathering has enabled pigments to survive for millennia, offering evidence of ...