🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Barranc de l'Infern Conj. 3, abrigo II — prehistoric rock shelter in eastern Spain
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing over 700 rock art locations across Spain and Portugal
- Prehistoric paintings and engravings span Upper Paleolithic to Bronze Age (approximately 50,000 BCE to 3,000 BCE)
- Located in eastern Iberian Peninsula, Valencian Community region
- Protected under national heritage legislation with controlled visitor access
Barranc de l'Infern Conj. 3, abrigo II is a rock shelter containing prehistoric paintings and engravings that form part of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The shelter preserves evidence of human artistic expression, ritual practice, and daily life spanning thousands of years of prehistory. The site's well-preserved limestone formations and stratigraphy provide archaeological context for understanding cultural transitions from ...