🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Coves del Civil o Ribasals - Abric III
UNESCO World Heritage rock shelter with Upper Paleolithic to Neolithic art
📋 Fast Facts
- Part of a serial UNESCO World Heritage property spanning Spain and France
- Contains rock shelter art from Upper Paleolithic to Neolithic periods
- Features animal depictions, anthropomorphic figures, and abstract symbols
- Located in the Mediterranean Basin region of the Iberian Peninsula
Coves del Civil o Ribasals – Abric III is a rock shelter site of significant prehistoric importance, forming part of the larger Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula UNESCO World Heritage serial property. Inscribed under criteria (i) and (iii), the site preserves evidence of early human symbolic expression spanning millennia. The rock shelter contains paintings and engravings that document cultural and artistic development across the Upper Paleolithic and Neolithic ...