🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Esbardal de Miquel el Serril - Abric I
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage serial property comprising over 700 rock art sites across eastern Spain
- Inscribed in 1998 under cultural criterion (iii) for testimony to vanished prehistoric culture
- Paintings date from approximately 8,000 BCE to 3,500 BCE (Upper Paleolithic through Bronze Age)
- Levantine rock art tradition featuring slender human figures, naturalistic animals, and hunting scenes
Esbardal de Miquel el Serril - Abric I is one of hundreds of component sites within the UNESCO World Heritage serial property Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in eastern Spain at coordinates 38°42′44.30″ N, 0°11′25.10″ W, this rock shelter contains prehistoric paintings characteristic of the broader Levantine artistic tradition. The site contributes to what is recognized as Europe's largest concentration of prehistoric rock art, spanning over 1,000 ...